Finn muted Van der Heijden’s earpiece. Then he unmuted the room’s microphone—the one he’d installed to record proctors, but never used.
Finn de Vries, 42, ex-ferry captain, current one-man online exam factory, leaned back and rubbed his eyes. Vaarbewijs4all was his third act after the shipping company went bankrupt and his wife left—taking the dog and the decent cutlery. The business was simple: help rich hobby boaters cheat their way to a Dutch boating license. For €299, you got a tablet, an earpiece, and Finn’s voice murmuring answers from a rented storage unit three kilometers away. Vaarbewijs4all
“Meneer Van der Heijden,” he said, loud enough for the proctor to hear, “this is Finn de Vries from Vaarbewijs4all. You’re being fed answers. I’m ending this now. Tell the exam supervisor everything, or I will.” Finn muted Van der Heijden’s earpiece
“You’re not here to sail, meneer. You’re here to point at a screen. I’m the captain. You’re the autopilot.” Vaarbewijs4all was his third act after the shipping
The silence on the line was absolute.
“Red right returning,” Finn said, calm as a harbor master. “Answer A.”
Question one appeared on Van der Heijden’s screen: A starboard hand buoy with a red light flashing at 60 flashes per minute indicates which side of the channel?