National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA)

Welcome to EZ-ESP, the National Boating Education Standards project site!

ESP News

Feb. 19, 2013 Education Standards Panel Minutes

Apr 03, 2013

Minutes of the February 19, 2013 teleconference meeting of the Education Standards Panel are now posted. These minutes were approved by the Panel during its meeting on March 21, 2013. Individuals registered on this EZ-ESP website may access the posted minutes and all additional posted documents of the National Boating Education Standards Panel under the zip file feature.

If you have questions, please contact esp@nasbla.org.

National Boating Education Standard - Comment Period Closed

Feb 14, 2013

Thank you for your interest in the National Boating Education Standards. The 'Call for Proposed Revisions' period ended February 13, 2013 for 'Level 1 - Basic Boating Knowledge'. Additional comments will not be accepted at this time.

On February 19th, the National Boating Education Standards Panel (ESP) begins its deliberation of proposed revisions. An additional meeting will be held in San Antonio, TX on March 21-22, 2013.

Updates will be posted on the EZ-ESP website in the form of Education Standards Panel Meeting Minutes. Individuals registered on this EZ-ESP website may access the posted minutes and all additional posted documents of the National Boating Education Standards Panel.

If you have questions, please contact esp@nasbla.org.

Submitting Comments on the National Boating Education Standards

Nov 27, 2012

To submit comments regarding the National Boating Education Standards, first register and login to the EZ-ESP site. After login, you must ask to join the ESP mailing list by visiting "Panel Home" at the left hand column. After approval (please allow 1-2 business days) you will be granted access to all documents and the link to 'Add a comment.'

All registered individuals are eligible to submit comments. The Call for Proposed Revisions comment period runs through February 13, 2013.

Directions for Users of Internet Explorer

Oct 23, 2012

Some computer users have experienced difficulty using Internet Explorer on this site. We suggest using FireFox or Chrome browsers if that is an option.

If using another browser IS NOT an option, use these directions to clear your Internet Explorer browser cache. Repeat if necessary. Once you have successfully accessed the site, you should no longer have log-in difficulties.

Directions: Pull up http://esp.nasbla.org on Internet Explorer. Do not have any other windows open with the nasbla domain (i.e. www.nasbla.org). Click on the F12 key. You should see a window open. Across the top you will see the word Cache, click on that. Click on Clear Session Cookies, then Clear Cookies for Domain, then Clear Browser Cache for this Domain. Shut down Internet Explorer and wait 20-30 seconds. Turn Internet Explorer back on, go to http://esp.nasbla.org and login.

(NOTE: If, after several completions of the directions above, you continue to have problems, contact us via email at esp@nasbla.org.)

The goal of this site is to make participation in the national boating education standards writing process as quick and painless as possible. This site will give you the ability to choose areas of interest and effortlessly become aware of what is happening in your chosen sectors.

Users must register to use this feature. The menu bar to the left contains a "Register" link. Click and follow the instructions. If you are previously registered through the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) website, use your current NASBLA login and password after you have clicked "Login" to the left.

This site is sponsored by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators with funding provided in part from the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund administered by the United States Coast Guard.

We welcome questions and comments. Please e-mail the link below with suggestions.

We appreciate your help in improving our national boating education standards!

Questions? Contact esp@nasbla.org for help and information about this site.

We wish to thank the American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) for permission to adapt its Project Technical Committee website (EZ-PTC) into this fully independent web tool for development and revision of the National Boating Education Standards.