As I mentioned yesterday, one of the items on the to-do list re: staying motivated is to work towards getting my boating operator’s license. Toward that end, I had a gander at the Boat Smart web page today www.boatsmartexam.com At this site for the low price of $50ish, I can access the course material, practise exams and well as take the exam. Don’t worry, I’m not trying to sell anything 🙂
I read through the material for the first module: Boating in Canada, which provides such key information as “what is a capacity plate”, “what legislation covers which illicit boating acts”, etc. There is a practise quiz at the end of the unit. I had to go back to the material to look up some of the answers (not a good sign). Also, I couldn’t find the answer key, so I just have to hope that my answers were correct. I did re-read the appropriate sections when I was in doubt.
After my first exposure, I suspect this undertaking may take longer than I had initially thought (ie. longer than 2 hours). I have seven more modules to review – likely more than once to make sure the info. sticks.
I can take the exam on-line which is good, however I need to ask some sucker nice person to sign up as my supervisor to watch me and verify that I’m not cheating. That’ll give me some added pressure to pass the first time. I need to get 75% to pass.
I’ll keep you posted as to how it goes.
I don’t know what the stipulations are for “supervisor” but if you need a teacher, I’m your gal 🙂
Thanks! To be a supervisor, you can’t be a relative, so that let’s you out. Thanks for the offer of help. I may take you up on that. We’re going to take a Power Squadron boating course, and they’ll give us the test in the course, so it turns out, so I no longer have to do the on-line course. No doubt I’ll be blogging about that at some point.