Pleasure Craft Operators Card

Walking out of Canadian Tire this weekend and there was a display for getting your Pleasure Craft Operators Card. The girl says that I can try writing the exam for $63 and I only pay if I pass. After explaining that I haven't read any of the required materials, have almost no boating experience, she says most people pass it without studying.

15 minutes later I've written and passed the exam with only 3 questions wrong out of 36.

What is wrong with this picture? How the hell is this kind of useless exam making boating safer? What a complete and total joke.

See you on the water.