In Italy? You are actually mentioning Italy in a posting about boating
safety? Italy?

What next? France?

Oh,, the humanity.

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"capt.bill11" wrote in message
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On Apr 2, 6:40 pm, " wrote:
No potshots from me, but a couple of comments that I hope are
constructive.

We're taking
the Captain's classes beginning in a couple of weeks. That won't make
us better sailors, necessarily, but it will add to our skillsets.

The USCG tests for licenses assume that you have proven to be
experienced and competent in the service that you are testing for and
to a large extent just attempt to make sure there are no gaping holes
in your knowledge. Courses for the licenses tend to assume much the
same and cover a lot of ground very quickly. I wonder if it might not
be more appropriate to look at classes intended for novices rather
than professionals.


I agree. I think your money would be better spend on some other form
of educational experience.


Power Squadron or Coast Guard Auxiliary courses would be ideal. I hate the
idea of making them "mandatory," but they should be taken by anyone who
boats on open water. In Italy, I couldn't operate a skiff with an outboard
engine without passing a course and test first.