Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-36 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR MANDATORY BOATING SAFETY COURSES › Section 68D-36.108 - Florida Boater Education Temporary Certificate Program

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Any person administering the Florida
				Boater Education Temporary Certificate examination under contract with the
				Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission must strictly comply with all
				contract provisions.
(2) Any person
				administering the Florida Boater Education Temporary Certificate examination is
				prohibited from providing assistance of any kind to the examinee during the
				examination and must not allow, suffer, or permit any other person to assist
				the examinee during the examination. The term "assistance" does not include the
				provision of reasonable accommodations if required under the Americans with
				Disabilities Act or s. 501 of the Rehabilitation Act.
(3) Administration of the Florida Boater
				Education Temporary Certificate examination by paper test provided by the
				Commission:
Florida Boater Education Temporary Certificate examination
				  paper tests provided by the Commission are assigned to individual liveries,
				  marinas, or other persons and must not be transferred, sold, borrowed, loaned,
				  or shared.
(4)
				Administration of the Florida Boater Education Temporary Certificate
				examination online:
(a) Any person
				administering the Florida Boater Education Temporary Certificate examination
				online must:
1. Administer a
				Commission-approved boater safety education course that meets the minimum
				instruction requirement established by the National Association of State
				Boating Law Administrators.
2.
				Administer the Florida Boater Education Temporary Certificate examination in an
				electronic format accessible by computer, tablet, smart phone, and other
				similar electronic devices.
3.
				Utilize a test bank of 100 questions available through the National Association
				of State Boating Law Administrators and 50 state specific questions approved by
				the Commission. Each administered examination must include a total of 25
				questions. Each temporary certificate examination must include questions
				covering the following topics:
a. Diving
				vessels, awareness of divers in the water, divers down warning devices, and the
				requirements of Section
				327.331, F.S.
b. The dangers associated with:
I. A passenger riding on a seat back,
				gunwale, transom, bow, motor cover, or any other vessel area not designed and
				designated by the manufacturer for seating.
II. A passenger falling overboard.
III. Operating a vessel with a person in the
				water near the vessel.
IV. Starting
				a vessel with the engine in gear.
V. Leaving the vessel running when a
				passenger is boarding or disembarking.
c. The proper use and lifesaving benefits of
				an engine cutoff switch for motorboats and personal
				watercraft.
4. Require
				that any 19 of the 25 examination questions be answered correctly before
				submitting an examinee's information to the Commission for issuance of the
				Temporary Certificate. Any score equal to or greater than 19 out of 25
				questions answered correctly shall be a passing score.
5. Within 24 hours of an examinee's
				completion of the Florida Boater Education Temporary Certificate examination
				with a passing score, provide to the Commission electronically the examinee's
				first name, middle initial, last name, date of birth, current mailing address,
				email address, current telephone number, and the date of the examination with
				the passing score so the Commission can issue the Temporary
				Certificate.
6. Provide to an
				examinee who has received a passing score on the examination with either an
				emailed or printable proof of a passing score on the examination, including the
				date of the successful completion.