The demarcation line is "A straight line drawn from Point Bonita Light
through Mile Rocks Light to the shore," which is about a mile outside the
Gate. Near Coastal is good for up to 100 miles offshore.

http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/mwv/regul...FR80_PCD11.htm

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"Jeff" wrote in message
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The meaning of "near coastal" varies for different parts of the country.
To get the ticket, one must have 90 full days in the appropriate zone, and
a total of 360 days in all zones. For the East Coast, it means being at
least 12 miles offshore, so you can cruise the New England coast your
entire life and not get a minute of "near coastal" time. You can cross an
ocean and not qualify. The next rating up is "offshore" which means more
than 200 miles. Accumulating 90 days of offshore time is rather difficult
for the recreational sailor. I think the for SF, "near coastal" means
outside Golden Gate.



Donal wrote:
"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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Hey Dummy, I mean Donal, my captain's license is for near coastal,


What the heck is "near coastal"? That sounds like a very basic
qualification to me!
Over here, you need a proper qualification before you can take fare
paying
customers for a sail.



which
means I had enough time beyond the demarcation line to qualify. In order

to

renew it, I have to sail beyond that line on a regular basis.


That sounds easy, doesn't it?


FYI, I live over here not over there.


You live in the "New World" .. and that is definitely over "there".


Regards


Donal
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