BoaterExam New York Launches Interactive Boater Education Course
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Successfully completing the online boating safety coursework allows students to obtain the New York Boating Safety Certificate ALBANY, N.Y., June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- New York is the latest state to launch the new BoaterExam interactive boater education course as an online option to prepare students for a proctored exam in a classroom setting to obtain the New York Boating Safety Certificate. Now, New York residents will have access to an animated and narrated course they can take online when it's convenient for them. This boating education course is approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA), recognized by the US Coast Guard and covers 100 percent of the state's exam requirements. "We are extremely excited about how this new course process," said Kerry Moher, vice president, BoaterExam.com. "The study guide has more than 150 animations and practice quizzes that will better prepare students to successfully complete a classroom course and final exam." BoaterExam.com course participants learn about boat classifications, hull designs, motors, legal requirements for registration and equipment, navigation rules, basic safety regulations and waterway marking systems all in a narrative fashion with more than 300 original illustrations and 150 animated video clips. Each of the courses' seven chapters is followed by chapter summaries and practice quizzes. Students also have access to BoaterExam.com's industry exclusive toll-free customer service help line (1-866-764-2628) from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. (central), seven days a week. A New York Boating Safety Certificate (often mistakenly referred to as a 'boating license') is required for all persons between 10-18 years of age who operate a motorboat and for all persons 14 years of age and older who operate a personal watercraft on New York waters. "Online education programs such as BoaterExam.com provide an opportunity for people to be trained and educated in boating safety techniques through an online study guide that is animated and narrated," said Gail Kulp, Education Director - National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA). The BoaterExam.com study guide, practice quizzes and final exam are available at no cost. However, completion of the BoaterExam New York online program does not opt students out of any portion of their classroom course. Rather, the BoaterExam New York program has been reviewed by New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation as a study tool for those persons required to take a proctored exam in a classroom setting. For complete New York boating regulations or for more information on the new BoaterExam New York course and how to book your classroom course, visit www.boaterexam.com/usa/New York. SOURCE BoaterExam.com Kristin Mack, +1-614-224-8114 (office), +1-614-975-4186 (cell), kmack@paulwerth.com; or Kerry Moher, +1-877-722-8838 x 222 (office), +1-613-324-7333 (cell), kerry@boaterexam.com, both for BoaterExam.com
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