John Malatak, NASBLA: The Certified Recreational Boating Professional (CRBP) Learn how you'll be able to differentiate yourself in a competitive job market. How to increase, demonstrate, and validate your skills and knowledge; achieve personal accomplishment; enhance your professional reputation, while demonstrating your high level of commitment to the national recreational boating program. Achieving the "CRBP" credential will demonstrate your competence and professional growth through continuing education, involvement and leadership.

1. STARTUP and LAUNCHCertified Recreational Boating
Professional
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2. CRBP
TEAM Collaboration
Overall,15 individual members (paid & volunteer) have served on NASBLA’s
“CRBP Commission” representing states, boating industry, federal
government, recreational boating organizations, and the boating public. All
done in consultation with The Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE).
The CRBP is READY
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4. STEPS on your CRBP Journey
Determine your eligibility
Apply for the exam(s)
Prepare for the exam(s) – utilize the list of
CORE RESOURCES to assist in your preparation
Take exam(s). Comprehensive exam will be
200 questions with a four hour time limit
Get recognized – during the next NASBLA
Annual Meeting after receiving your CRBP
 Keep your CRBP current – Renew every 3 years
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5. Program Administration
Process
• All applicant’s pay the one time application fee of $50.
• The application is a non-refundable processing fee.
• There are several paths to obtaining the CRBP.
• One is to pay the application fee and the full CRBP fee and take
the full assessment (covering all 10 Domains) at one time.
• Another is to bundle your exams by completing RBP1 (3 of 10)
domains and/or RBP2 (3 additional domains total of 6 of 10).
• To complete your CRBP you would then take exams on the
remaining four (4) Domains.
ALL exams/assessments will be available both online, as
well as traditional format (NASBLA annual and regional mtgs.),
IBWSS, USPS and USCGAux national mtgs., etc.
CEU’s will be awarded for participating in various recognized
professional development enrichment programs/sessions.
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6. Program Administration
Process
Level Elements Fee
Application Fee $50
Individual Domain One individual
domain
$25 each
Recreational Boating
Professional 1
One core domain + 2
additional domains
$75
Recreational Boating
Professional 2
3 additional domains $75
CRBP Remaining four (4)
domains
$100
Full CRBP All ten (10) domains
in one sitting
$250
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7. SPECIAL THANK YOU !!!!!!!
Thank you for your partnership and assistance during
our development journey !!
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• NASBLA website: www.nasbla.org
• Bottom right of home page under
“Professional Development”
(and/or)
• John Malatak
NASBLA CRBP, Program Manager
• John.Malatak@nasbla.org
• (859) 225-9487
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