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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: cohoho on April 26, 2012, 01:56:24 PM

Title: Boaters Safety Course
Post by: cohoho on April 26, 2012, 01:56:24 PM: Just finished the on-line course, holy crap what a pain in the butt course. Easy, but just time consuming, maybe three hrs start to finish. The cheesy videos and reiteration of material over and over again... :bash: But I am done and now I am ahead of the game for next years mandatory requirement for my age group....
Title: Re: Boaters Safety Course
Post by: DIYARCHERYJUNKIE on April 26, 2012, 01:58:59 PM: I did mine last year pain is right. At least I never have to do it again!
Title: Re: Boaters Safety Course
Post by: Curly on April 26, 2012, 02:06:38 PM: I'll have to do it one of these days. It will be required for me next year.
Title: Re: Boaters Safety Course
Post by: robodad on April 26, 2012, 04:11:21 PM: Quote from: cohoho on April 26, 2012, 01:56:24 PM
Just finished the on-line course, holy crap what a pain in the butt course. Easy, but just time consuming, maybe three hrs start to finish. The cheesy videos and reiteration of material over and over again... :bash: But I am done and now I am ahead of the game for next years mandatory requirement for my age group....

Yeah it is kind of a pain but will hopefully keep some of the idiots off the boat launches and fishin spots. I did mine several years ago weather it was required or not but being a former Coastie made that test kind of elementary really !! :tup:

Oh and good job getting that card, I'll be much safer when I ride with you now !! ;D
Title: Re: Boaters Safety Course
Post by: Blacklab on April 26, 2012, 04:41:02 PM: Took mine last year and I don't even have a boat :chuckle: Yet!!!
Title: Re: Boaters Safety Course
Post by: Rick on April 26, 2012, 04:41:34 PM: I got my card 6 years ago. Its card #478.

I was bored one night so I busted it out.

IIRC I don't actually need it until next year. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Boaters Safety Course
Post by: MuleDeerCrazy on April 26, 2012, 05:31:59 PM: The wife, both daughters and I are scheduled to take it on Saturday. Pretty much kills a day taking the live course, but I figured with the whole family it would be easier? They aren't too stoked about it either, but at least we'll all be current. Figured it wasn't a bad idea for the kids that are on boats a lot too, they always want to run the boat anyway!
Title: Re: Boaters Safety Course
Post by: bloodhound on April 26, 2012, 06:29:18 PM: ive never been checked even when they ask to see my licenses n stuff and i was supposed to do it years ago lol. ill just keep going till i get a warning.
Title: Re: Boaters Safety Course
Post by: Hunterman on April 26, 2012, 07:27:43 PM: I got mine 8-9-10 cool huh :chuckle: Safer water I really doubt it..Its all about the money..

Hunterman(Tony)
Title: Re: Boaters Safety Course
Post by: Wanttohuntmore on April 26, 2012, 08:31:07 PM: Yeah, I know I don't operate my sled any safer than before the course. They just want my $$$.
Title: Re: Boaters Safety Course
Post by: BigGoonTuna on April 26, 2012, 09:46:24 PM: i took it online about 5 or 6 years ago. seems like most of it was oriented toward the jetski crowd.

can't say i'm any better off for it, but i have the card now.
Title: Re: Boaters Safety Course
Post by: cohoho on April 26, 2012, 10:28:29 PM: Yea, still oriented towards Jet Skis.... Nope, not thinking it helped me out any, half sleeping through the blittle videos probably didn't help me either... Oh well it is done and I do not have to do it again. $40 bucks later...
Title: Re: Boaters Safety Course
Post by: robodad on April 26, 2012, 10:37:35 PM: Quote from: cohoho on April 26, 2012, 10:28:29 PM
Yea, still oriented towards Jet Skis.... Nope, not thinking it helped me out any, half sleeping through the blittle videos probably didn't help me either... Oh well it is done and I do not have to do it again. $40 bucks later...

HOLY CRAP $40...... When I did it the test was free and just $10 for the card, I guess it is just about money after all >:(
Title: Re: Boaters Safety Course
Post by: Klyne3 on April 26, 2012, 10:40:30 PM: uhhhh where did you take it? This reminded me I have to do mine and last I knew it was only 10 for it
Title: Re: Boaters Safety Course
Post by: cohoho on April 26, 2012, 10:51:09 PM: https://my.boat-ed.com/site/login
Title: Re: Boaters Safety Course
Post by: oldcamper on April 29, 2012, 05:53:28 PM: I took the course using my Texas address as it was only 10 dollars. :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: Boaters Safety Course
Post by: KFhunter on April 30, 2012, 08:32:33 PM: DUDES!

you can do it free, they'll send the book to your house with a test pamphlet - fill it out and send er back in

I got like 20 books I'm going to pass em out to friends/family