I have no idea what it's a result of... do you have inside information about
this or are you just grousing.

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"Dave" wrote in message
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On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 16:58:19 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

You need to have an alocohol test kit aboard for each person on the boat,
including passengers, crew, amd skipper. It must be USCG approved, such as
this one. This is a new regulation for commercial, uninspected vessels.

No doubt adopted as a result of the ferry crash in NY. Looks like a
classic case of bureaucrats' knee-jerk fear of criticism that they
didn't "do something" in response to such things, regardless of any
risk vs. benefit analysis.

Ah... a rant. No problem.

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"Dave" wrote in message
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On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:20:55 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

I have no idea what it's a result of... do you have inside information
about
this or are you just grousing.

Merely using your post as a launching pad for an unsolicited
observation based on years of observation of gummint bureaucrats.