T&T: New Jersey law and boating safety class requirement

[Frank Burrows]

I realize that we beat this subject to death but I have to take a chance on 
starting it up again to report something that might help. I had my Power 
Squadron certificate from 1972 on board the boat. I mailed a copy to the 
Power Squadron with $10 and they said I am now registered and I have a new 
wallet card that looks official.

I also went to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources 
website and for $15 for an online exam I got this very official looking 
wallet card from Maryland that says it is a Certificate of Boating Safety 
Education issued by the Maryland DNR. It says that if I was born after 1972 
I would have to have this card in my possession to operate a boat in the 
State of Maryland. There is nothing on the card that mentions that it was 
obtained online. The only clue is that the instructor is Boat Ed which is 
the organization that does this for the state. There is nothing on the card 
that says I am a Maryland resident, just that I am certified in Maryland. 
There is no expiration date. There is a copy of this card on the DNR site.

I suspect this might be an easy way for an experienced boater to meet New 
Jerseys requirement since this card is issued by the State of Maryland.

YMMV

Frank Burrows

At 12:47 PM 1/17/2009 -0500, you wrote:
>"New Jersey passed a law effective June 2009 requiring all boaters including
>transients to have written proof
>of having taken a boating safety course, even if your home state does not
>require it.
>
>"See: http://www.boatus.org/onlinecourse/statelaws/NewJersey.html "