To my knowledge, that process doesn't exist elsewhere. All I know is that the boating industry strongly resists the fact that the pleasure craft operator card, in other words, the licence, is valid for life. They would prefer that it be limited to five years. I know that for a fact.
I don't know of any other place where a code like the one we're proposing is applied. Nevertheless, a mandatory code works for the operation of vehicles on the roads, so why wouldn't there be such a code for the operation of boats on our lakes, which need to be protected? People aren't boating on asphalt, but on a living aquatic environment. Boat drivers boat on it as if it were a paved road, but it is indeed aquatic life.