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You don't need to sit through hours of courses to learn one rule.


I think it's quite safe to assume that if you don't know that one
rule...


Gee....ya think? Nothing like a blinding flash of the obvious. I asked about
the rule, so obviously I did not know it.

You with me so far?

As far as safety, I've was handling a 47 foot boat quite nicely when I was
16 years old. Took all the courses, etc etc. My current boat was boarded a
couple of years ago, and I was given a ticket for not having a piece of
equipment NOT required by the CG. I ended up helping some young guy learn
the rules, with the help of his CO.