jeffies, you are quoting the special case far outside the original poster's
question. a legally documented vessel (say the owner is Del corp) operated on
a regular and continuing basis a single operater or set of operators who are
not US citizens will loose said documentation should they be caught.

google again, jeffies. all night long if you wish, but check with your wife
before you post again.

When you start posting like that its pretty clear you've lost the argument.
However, one more nail for your coffin:

"What has changed is that a foreigner is now allowed to be "in command" of a
U.S. documented recreational vessel. The regulations were relaxed in 1996,
only
for recreational vessels, and this mainly benefits those who want to bareboat
charter a documented vessel to a foreigner or a U.S. citizen who has a
foreign
spouse or boat partner. For all other endorsements of documented vessels --
coastwise, fishing, and registry -- a U.S. citizen must still be in command"
of
the vessel."

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl..._6/ai_69233945



"JAXAshby" wrote in message
...
jeffies, argue with the Coast Guard. documented boats have lost their
right
documentation by having a non-citizen in command.

jeffies, you REALLY should drop out of this discussion, for your wife is
nowhere near at hand to tell you that you are a dumb cluck.

"Jeff Morris"
Date: 9/30/2004 10:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Message-id:

Once again, jaxie is proved wrong.

Here's the United States Code, Title 46, Section 12110:

Section 12110. Limitations on operations authorized by certificates
(a) A vessel may not be employed in a trade except a trade
covered by the endorsement issued for that vessel.
(b) A barge qualified to be employed in the coastwise trade may
be employed, without being documented, in that trade on rivers,
harbors, lakes (except the Great Lakes), canals, and inland waters.
(c) A vessel with only a recreational endorsement may not be
operated other than for pleasure.
(d) A documented vessel, other than a vessel with only a
recreational endorsement, may be placed under the command only of a
citizen of the United States.







"JAXAshby" wrote in message
...
jeffies, this has been discussed before and the problem it seems is that
you
don't understand what the English word "command" means in relation to a
documented vessel, as the word is understood by the US Congress.

First of all, jaxie doesn't understand the rules. His claim that a
citizen
must
be on documented vessels at all times is completely bogus. It may
be
true
for
commercial fishing vessels, but not for recreational boats.

jeffies is wrong on this, and it has been argued before. Again, I
say.
jeffies is dead wrong on this.

You've made this claim before but never substantiated it. Its pretty
easy
to
find the regs that require Fishing vessels to be command by citizens;
why
can't
you find the regs that apply to recreational vessels?


US documentation has been lost on recreational vessels found to being
operating
by a non-citizen with not citizens onboard and in command.

So, you're claiming that non-citzens can't charter a documented vessel
in
US
waters? I should be pretty easy to find a rule about that - how about
it
jaxie?