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@kboyd @sailing My experience with boating certifications is that they are money grab. Companies create certifications. They charge instructors to get certified to teach them. They charge students to get certified. The source company makes and sells training material of average quality and doesn't make sure that their testing materials have just one correct answer per question. This has been my experience with the power boat division of American Sailing, American Boating.
@mlanger @sailing yeah, but it's a skill I want (coastal nav) in addition to often being a requirement for bareboat chartering. Just looking to see if there are proven resources for learning it for real, not just to satisfy an exam.
@kboyd @mlanger @sailing yeah insurance companies require it if you want to charter bareboat. Oddly enough they don't care if it's your own boat.
@bhhaskin @kboyd @sailing It's the bareboat company's insurance company that requires it. If you knew what charter guests got into, you'd understand why. Even after "certification," they still do damage to the boats.
I went from a 17 foot jet boat to a 32 foot trawler and really thought I was going to have trouble getting insurance. But no, I had no trouble getting it. And nowadays I think my USCG captains license would be enough "certification" to charter a boat.