Power and Sail Squadron recreational boater qualifications.
On Aug 31, 6:58*pm, Brian Whatcott wrote:
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Not necessarily straw-men.
As presented they were straw men. He set them and knocked them down
and then came to the unsubstantiated conclusion: "it looks like you
couldn't pass the test." It's a dishonest form of argument. I take
your point that type certification may be useful (and indeed Merchant
Marine creds are typed) but I found the presentation of the argument
so offensive that I didn't see any reason to dignify it with much of a
response.
-- Tom.
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