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Originally Posted by onesnowyowl
You can still take the course and test online; my best friend and her sister both got their licenses not too long ago, and yes, they said the questions were completely ridiculous (I presume it's much the same as the food handler's test).
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I remember some technical questions about navigation, right of way and buoy markings mixed in with those nonsense questions. Also remember being able to print out a cert. saying I passed the course then they mailed me a credit card sized card for my wallet. The cert. I printed out said "do not laminate" on it. I thought "yeah, I'm going to take this out to buoy ten and hope it doesn't get wet." I laminated the thing, as did with all my basic charts. About three weeks later a small white and light blue card showed up in my mail box. I think it's good for life?
BTW- I've been stopped by the CG and the Clatsop SO several times out on the Columbia river bar. Not once did they ask to see my boating license. Nav lights? Life jackets? Fire Ex?, Engine venting? Check, check, check and check. License? Never came up.
Like my pilots license (which is basically your log book and a small yellow medical cert. card) only time I've ever been asked for it is when renting a plane at an airport where they don't know me.