NASBLA Roundtable

I'm looking for info whether there is a NASBLA standard on how testing must be conducted for a basic boater safety course. 

Does NASBLA have a position on whether in person classes must be closed book tests? Or are open book tests permitted? 

Purely online courses are NASBLA compliant. Online class providers do nothing to make their online testing a closed book test. 

So, is open book testing permissible for in person classes? 

Or, is this not a NASBLA issue, rather one that is left to the states? 

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Robert Rice
Rice and Associates PC
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Mr. Rice,

From Section 9 NASBLA Policy for Course Delivery Platforms and Student Assessments for a Boating Safety Education Course:

All student knowledge assessments, regardless of course delivery method, must:
• comply with the prescribed test weights,
• begin with written or verbal directions regarding the examination process, conditions, and how to
respond to the questions,
• be completed by the person taking the course, without the assistance of any outside informational
resources (electronic or human),
• be closed book, unless state guidelines allow open book exams, and use the specific guidance based on
examination delivery methods described below.

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R/C J. David Haddox
Chair, Basic Public Education Committee
America's Boating Club® | United States Power Squadrons®
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