To become a NSSA Driver’s Clinic Instructor/Test Administrator, you must:

attend the program and successfully pass both the written and practical evaluations
assist a NSSA Driver Clinic Instructor with three additional USA-WSWS sanctioned NSSA Driver Clinics with a minimum of three students per clinic
be evaluated at an additional clinic by an examiner other than the one who you assisted with the first three clinics. This examiner will evaluate you and then submit a written report to the Drivers Committee Chair as to your ability to run a clinic. Your application will then be presented to the committee where it will be voted on to accept or reject you as a clinic instructor.
The procedures are following.

STUDENT DRIVER EXAMINER/ INSTRUCTOR PROCESS

A person who would like to become an NSSA driver examiner/instructor will have to follow the below procedure:

1. Submit a letter of intent to the Driver Committee and complete the NSSA Tested Driver Program Examiner Qualification form (available in the P&P)

The letter must include:

• Experience in water skiing

o Include tournaments – skiing, driving, officiating, etc.

• Experience in driving a boat, including the following:

o any current ratings

o tournaments driven

o average hours per year driving NSSA sanctioned events

o average hours per year driving other USAWS sanctioned events

• Coaching or teaching experience

• Current and future commitment to the sport

• Current and past club affiliations

• Reason for wanting to become an NSSA Driver Examiner

2. The candidate may undergo an interview (in person or by phone) with the driver committee at one of the committee meetings, WI Think Tank/Expo, D1 Nationals, or NSSA yearly meeting or via teleconference.

3. The boat driver committee will review the letter of intent and interview, and make a determination if the candidate is suitable to proceed with the student driver examiner process.

4. Assist with a least one classroom or dryland clinic with an accredited examiner

5. Teach under the supervision of a current accredited NSSA driver examiner a complete classroom or dryland clinic

• This may include a regular classroom for ratings, or a clinic held at a sanctioned event

o Sanctioned events may include items such as

 Think Tank/Expo and Conference, other water ski conferences

 Ski Motion/Ski Camp/Etc.

6. Assist with at least 3 on water practical exams with an accredited examiner

• Student examiner/instructor will teach/instruct/examine a portion of the 3rd session

7. Student will do a complete on water exam under the supervision of an accredited NSSA driver examiner who the student has not done been with for an on water practical exam.

8. Once the above steps are complete the Driver Committee will review the student’s activities and make a determination of

qualifications.

The student can do this in any order but must assist in each of the classroom and practical on water clinics before doing a student teaching/instructing of those portions.

National Show Ski Association - Tested Driver Program

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NSSA Rated Driver Classifications

General Requirements

Forms

Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) Review

Learner's Permits

Clinics And Written/Practical Evaluations

Rating Maintenance

Hardship Renewal

Rating Reinstatement

Becoming An Examiner