California Code, Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC § 678.5

(a) The division may develop and provide a vessel operator examination on the division's Internet Web site. The division shall provide links from the division's Internet Web site to other vessel operator examinations approved by the division that are available through a provider whose course has been approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators.

(b) If the division contracts for the provision of vessel operator examination services with test vendors, the division shall conduct a formal competitive bid process and shall contract with more than one vendor for those services.

(c) A vessel operator examination developed or approved by the division shall be consistent with the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators' National Boating Education Standards, as applicable to basic vessel operations, rules of navigation, and boating safety only.