Application Documents for Boating Safety Course Approval
Individuals and organizations interested in receiving NASBLA approval for their boating safety courses should do the following:
 
1. Download and review the Procedures for Review and the Course Review Process Flow Chart.
 
2. Download and review the National Boating Education Standards (with updates effective January 1, 2010).
 
3. Download and complete the Application for NASBLA Review and Approval of a National Boating Education Standards Course.
 
4. Download and read the Terms & Conditions document for NASBLA course approval and sign the signature sheet.
 
5. Send the completed application, applicable application fee, Appendices A-H (see below), the National Boating Education Standards Checklist, signed Terms & Conditions document, and the printed course materials to the NASBLA Education Director:
 
                 Gail Kulp
                1500 Leestown Road, Suite 330
                Lexington, KY 40511
 

NEW POLICY
All courses expiring on December 31st must be submitted to NASBLA no later than October 1st of that year in order to allow ample time to review the course prior to its expiration. Although this does not guarantee that the course review process will be complete by the expiration date, it will allow enough time for the initial review to be completed. Only courses submitted by the October 1st deadline will be given extensions on their approval date if the course review is not able to be completed by the end of the calendar year. Courses that are received by NASBLA after October 1st will be reviewed after all other courses received prior to October 1st. If a review can not be completed before the end of the time period, the approval of courses received after October 1st will expire on December 31st, without exception.

Boating Safety Course Review & Approval Documents
 
Appendices
Appendix A:  Goals & Learning Objectives Course Outline 
Appendix B:   Paddlesports Standard 7.5 Content 
Appendix C:  Written Examination Integrity Plan Outline 
Appendix D:  Testing Standard 1 Testing Standards for Exam Questions
Appendix E:  Testing Standard 2 Test Questions Reference Table
Appendix F:  Testing Standard 3 Exam Plan
Appendix G:  Testing Standard 4 State Specific Questions
Appendix H:  Reading Comprehension Level of the Course Material
 
Terms & Conditions Document
Terms & Conditions
Terms & Conditions Signature sheet
The Terms and Conditions of NASBLA Course Approval was officially approved by the NASBLA Executive Board on July 20, 2007 and went into effect for all current and future NASBLA-approved courses as of January 1, 2008. Updates were made to the document in 2009 to reflect the new Paddlesports Education Standards that went into effect that same year.
 
 
NASBLA Successul Instructional Strategies for Face-to-Face Boating Safety Course Instructors
 

This document’s purpose is to provide a resource to the boating safety education community.  The NASBLA Education & Awareness Committee recognizes the broad diversity of boating safety education courses, instructors and settings and wishes to encourage innovation and creativity while also communicating the successful instructional strategies gained from many boating safety educators with years of teaching experience.  This list of successful strategies is not intended to be a complete list of all teaching practices nor will using these strategies guarantee an excellent course experience.  Teaching is an ever-changing series of choices made by an instructor taking into account many considerations including: the instructor, the students, the content, the location, the instructional materials, organizational context and other factors.  The NASBLA Education & Awareness Committee is committed to the continuous improvement of boating safety education in order to improve the learning experience for students in all NASBLA-approved courses. Additional ideas and strategies are welcomed and will be added on a periodic basis by the NASBLA Education & Awareness Committee.