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4.4 Rating 8,175 Reviews
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4.4
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I loved the visuals and videos that were created for the course, it was fun and informative. Glad to be boating in Cali! I respect minimum time on each screen to ensure the user is absorbing the content but I was very thorough in my reading and consistency had 30 secs left on every module. Roughly 20 modules across 6 topics = 120 screens which meant over an hour was just waiting time. Much information was duplicated from screen to screen. I could name 10 repeated sections (which of course I had to wait the full 2.5mins before proceeding). Multiple choice questions were also repeated. Over 6 quizzes of 10 questions I could have counted around 5 duplicates. Same with the final exam. For a California card (state-specific) I found much of the content very generic, "If there is a current, and depending on the time of year". For me to learn more effectively I would have liked to see, "Review this chart with the top harbour locations along the Cali coast identifying current directions and tide levels and how they change through the year." I can only imagine the ranges of this information is similar annually? Overall I am excited to be boating safety but the course took around 7 hours when it stated was roughly 3 hours to complete. Thanks
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Posted 4 years ago
My only problem was after a module quiz, if I made an error, I received mark, but not way to see what error I made. Kind of the same for test, I made one error during the test, I kind of realized what it was, but seeing the error afterwards would be more educating.
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Posted 4 years ago
very easy to navigate thru the coarse
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Posted 4 years ago
Great course but clock is long on some topics and I had to wait until clock ran out before moving on to next subject.
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Posted 4 years ago
Thorough for non boaters and a good review for those who own and use boats regarly
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Posted 4 years ago
Content was good. Should show correct answers to questions that were answered wrong
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Posted 4 years ago
Good course ! Had bought the book not knowing I could just do it on line
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Posted 4 years ago
BOATSmart is great. The materials from the courses were easy to understand and prepared me for the final exam.
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Posted 4 years ago
I tried different courses in the past, but I could't get my head around it. (I'm an engineer, suffering a functional neurological disorder). Your course, with the narrations and videos is way better. There were a few issues with the course though: two YouTube videos that wouldn't play for me. In one chapter (forgot which one) I had to wait for 1.5 minute after the video ended to be able to get to the next chapter. I got lost in the chapter (6) about the navigations buoys. I used Google to make a few things clear. At the end I passes the exam. Thank you for making this possible for me.
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Posted 4 years ago
The course was nicely laid out and had all the information you need to pass with ease. I do wish however that the timer was a fair but faster as a quick reader I was often stuck waiting 15-40 seconds for each screen which added up to an extra hour or more of time.
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Posted 4 years ago
Very thorough content presented in easy to comprehend ways.
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Posted 4 years ago
Appreciate the animated videos or audio choices as it's a lot of content. Especially the marers and buoys which could have been confusing. Some of the videos, not hosted on Vimeo, didn't work. Also there were a few times the narrator said something different from what was written. So close to being perfect. Worked perfectly on my mobile.
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Posted 4 years ago
Good content. Easy to follow
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Posted 4 years ago
The course was good. Topics easy to follow. The videos were problematic on a few of the slides. It would say if video doesn't work to refresh page or click here to open in another window,. the other window said private video and wouldn't let it play. Also I paused a video and small window appeared showing how to gut a Deer....WT#$@##@. But overall Im happy ...lol
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Posted 4 years ago
Very easy to comprehend, without information overload for a first timer. Great you can go at your own pace. Would love a way to go back and download some reference links from course
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Posted 4 years ago
The course was easy to download and to work though at an individual's own pace. The program picks up where a person leaves and returns to at a later time. The information was clear and well presented. It would be nice if, after each test, the incorrect answers would be displayed so a person would know what questions were answered incorrectly. Or, maybe that information was available and I just didn't know how to access it. Great course and having completed it afforded me a discount on my boat insurance.
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Posted 4 years ago
Well put together program!
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Posted 4 years ago
Good but the time limit to wait to go to next question I did not like and made it harder for me to remember stuff as I found myself staring at the timer waiting to click nextb
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Posted 4 years ago
The courses are a bit slow in place, but easily understood and valuable. Some proofreading needs to be done on the content, however. There are some obvious misspellings and missing apostrophes throughout. They are a real blemish on an otherwise professional product.
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Posted 4 years ago
Flare information is in module 7, but quiz questions are in another module, where you are not taught the information. I wasn’t able to review which questions I got wrong on mobile, so it is hard to learn from mistakes and know what I need to review before the final exam.
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Posted 4 years ago
BOATsmart! is rated 4.4 based on 8,175 reviews