Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 595 - Department of Public Safety
Chapter 45 - Boating and Water Safety
Subchapter 3 - Boating Safety Education
Section 595:45-3-3 - Definitions
Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
In addition to terms defined in 63 O.S. §§ 4001, 4101, 4201, and 4232, the following words or terms, when used in this Subchapter, shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Use of the singular term includes the plural, and use of the plural term includes the singular.
(1) "Boater education card" means a card issued by the Department or by an boating safety course provider which certifies that the person named on the card has met all requirements necessary to be authorized to operate a vessel in Oklahoma.
(2) "Boating safety course" means a NASBLA-approved boating safety education course of instruction which is offered by an boating safety course provider and which concludes with an examination [63 O.S. § 4232(A) (2) ].
(3) "Boating safety course provider" means an individual or organization who instructs or provides a boating safety course and who has been approved by the Department to offer such course in Oklahoma.
(4) "Correspondence course" means a non-proctored boating safety course taken at home or another location.
(5) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety of the state of Oklahoma.
(6) "Internet course" means a non-proctored boating safety course offered via the worldwide web.
(7) "Lake Patrol" means the Lake Patrol Section of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division of the Department.
(8) "Minimum standards of boating safety education competency" means standards of proficiency established by the Department based on the National Boating Education Standards set by NASBLA which determine whether an applicant for a boater education card has met or exceeded the requirements of a boating safety course, equivalency exam, Internet course, or correspondence course.
(9) "NASBLA" means the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators.
(10) "Proctor" means an individual who has been approved by the Department to administer an equivalency exam.
(11) "Proctored equivalency exam" means a comprehensive written examination created by the Department which, if successfully passed, substitutes for the boating safety course.
(12) "Proof of Competency" means a document verifying that an individual has achieved the minimum standards for boating safety education competency as determined by the Department.
(13) "Student" means a person taking a boating safety course.
Added at 24 Ok Reg 2792, eff 8-15-07
