Summary


The Division's proctored guide tests are located at every college campus in Utah and several outside the state are frequently failing to be administered due to database crashes. The Division has resorted to sending paper copies in order to keep the process limping along. The Division has become less efficient and has been asked for years by the Department of Natural Resources and constituents to simplify the way the Division does business in the commercial boating world without losing the commercial standard of safety on the water. The rule amendment transfers the responsibility of guide authorizations onto the outfitter and removes the obligation of issuing a guides license and administered proctored test from the Division. It also includes a requirement for referencing national advanced first aid and CPR course educational standards.