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EXHIBIT D NOTES AND DEFINITIONS Washington STATE PARKS' Marine Law Enforcement Training Program is accredited through the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators Boat Operation and Training (BOAT) Program . As a term of accreditation, STATE PARKS must ensure that all active marine officers and deputies maintain proficiency in basic recreational boating safety skills. This is important because these skills are perishable but critical to operate in a marine environment. STATE PARKS recognizes that there are many different circumstances that could prevent training from being completed (wild fires, maintenance issues, staffing shortfalls, etc.). Each circumstance will be evaluated on its own merits . Approved Program: A marine law enforcement program that has signed an Approved Program Agreement with Washington State Parks , and is in good standing. Boating Safety Patrol : The total number of hours that all agency vessels patrolled on the water. These are the actual hours as documented on the patrol vessel hour meter or logbook. Note that this is different than officer on-water patrol hours. If two officers are patrolling on a single vessel for eight hours, you would report eight boating safety patrol hours and 16 officer on-water patrol hours . Instructor Qualified Certified Boating Education Instructors : Any officer/deputy designated as Certified Boating Education Instructors must be listed as Instructor Qualified for the Adventures in Boating course by the State Parks Education and Outreach Program Manager. STATE PARKS considers education and outreach activities a key component of preventing boating injuries and fatalities. Classroom instruction, school presentations , and participation in Community Events, along with Dealer and Rental site visits, and effective use of media are crucial to preventing boating accidents and fatalities. Local Spending: These are funds appropriated by the city or county government used for boating safety programs. Local funds cannot include state or federal grant dollars. Peak Boating Hours: STATE PARKS defines peak boating hours as four hours on Friday afternoon/evening and 8 hours Saturday and Sunday for weekends from Memorial Day to Labor Day, which equals approximately 332 hours per boating season . STATE PARKS maintains this patrol hour goal to ensure local agencies are focused on injury prevention activities. While many agencies patrol many more hours than 332 and many agencies patrol less than 332 hours, the goal to achieve these patrol hours remains the same. While the patrol hour goal is 332 hours, STATE PARKS has collected data for patrol hours performed by all participating agencies over Updated 11/30/2017 Page 14 of 24