One is licensed so one can operate the various types of vessels
defined in the COLREGS. That makes the COLREGS an integral
part of the use of said licenses. One is tested on one's knowledge
of the COLREGS and NOT on some other set of Rules or regulations.

Don't try to tell me the COLREGS have nothing to do with licenses.
The COLREGS have everything to do with licenses. License endorsements
such as a sail endorsement are based on testing for knowledge in
those areas but the tests still rely in large part on knowledge of
the COLREGS.

S.Simon


"otnmbrd" wrote in message nk.net...
We have no problem grasping the difference between a motorboat and a
sailboat. YOU, on the other hand, have a total problem with the
difference between COLREGS and licensing.

otn


Simple Simon wrote:

Aliens are not defined by the COLREGS like motor vessels
and sail boats are. Your question is non sequitur.

Under the COLREGS, vessels are identified by lights and
shapes. A vessel showing three red lights in vertical row, for
example identifies itself as a CBD. A vessel showing a
red/white/red in a row one atop the other is a RAM and
so on.

In the same manner, an aux/sailboat showing a steaming light
by night and a cone by day identifies itself as a motorboat. It
matters not if the sails are providing the propulsion. As long as
there is machinery operating it's legally a motorboat according
to the Rules.

Why is this simple fact so hard for you knuckle heads to grasp?

S.Simon


"Wally" wrote in message ...

Simple Simon wrote:


The cone makes you a motor boat.

If I wear a fake alien mask, does that make me an alien?


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