Northern Eclipse
Senior Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Jun 24, 2003
- Messages
- 665
Re: People who DO NOT need to own a boat
Godsbeast is right more patrol to enforce the existing laws. Up here in Canada have been phasing in Operators Competency Cards since 1999 and will be completed in 2009 What a joke 10yrs phase in. Currently the only people that must comply are persons born after 1983 and all Operators of motorcraft 14ft and under including all personal watercraft, which means a person shall operate a large boat say 40ft and 1000+hp.without a card. but needs a card to putt around in a 14ft tinny with 15hp outboard. In my experiences on the water its mostly the larger crafts that have poor operators and some pwc operators...so as stated laws do not stop morons adding more laws is just another one to break for some and another that nobody else seems to know about.
Godsbeast is right more patrol to enforce the existing laws. Up here in Canada have been phasing in Operators Competency Cards since 1999 and will be completed in 2009 What a joke 10yrs phase in. Currently the only people that must comply are persons born after 1983 and all Operators of motorcraft 14ft and under including all personal watercraft, which means a person shall operate a large boat say 40ft and 1000+hp.without a card. but needs a card to putt around in a 14ft tinny with 15hp outboard. In my experiences on the water its mostly the larger crafts that have poor operators and some pwc operators...so as stated laws do not stop morons adding more laws is just another one to break for some and another that nobody else seems to know about.