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A friend of mine
A friend of mine has a sailboat that's about fifteen meters in length.
The other day his vessel was the subject of a USCG safety check. Among a couple other things, he got written up for not having a bell. He had a whistle. The citation said he was in violation of Rule 33(a) which says the boat is required to have a whistle and a bell. I told him to fight it because the citation won't stand up in court. Why am I right? Wilbur Hubbard |
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A friend of mine
Wilbur Hubbard wrote:
A friend of mine has a sailboat that's about fifteen meters in length. The other day his vessel was the subject of a USCG safety check. Among a couple other things, he got written up for not having a bell. He had a whistle. The citation said he was in violation of Rule 33(a) which says the boat is required to have a whistle and a bell. I told him to fight it because the citation won't stand up in court. Why am I right? Wilbur Hubbard Inland Rules say 12 meters or more, Internationlal rules say 20 meters or more, was he outside the demarcation line? Cheers Marty |
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A friend of mine
"Martin Baxter" wrote in message ... Wilbur Hubbard wrote: A friend of mine has a sailboat that's about fifteen meters in length. The other day his vessel was the subject of a USCG safety check. Among a couple other things, he got written up for not having a bell. He had a whistle. The citation said he was in violation of Rule 33(a) which says the boat is required to have a whistle and a bell. I told him to fight it because the citation won't stand up in court. Why am I right? Wilbur Hubbard Inland Rules say 12 meters or more, Internationlal rules say 20 meters or more, was he outside the demarcation line? Cheers Marty He was outside the line. But, an excellent point as the rule differs depending if you're inland or international. Since you should be legal inland because that's where you dock your boat you still need the bell and the whistle. Only when you're in international waters do you need both. What boat never docks or moors? Few, if any. So, in effect, the change to rule 33(a) is really really stupid and useless. Wilbur Hubbard |
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A friend of mine
"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message ... "Martin Baxter" wrote in message ... Wilbur Hubbard wrote: A friend of mine has a sailboat that's about fifteen meters in length. The other day his vessel was the subject of a USCG safety check. Among a couple other things, he got written up for not having a bell. He had a whistle. The citation said he was in violation of Rule 33(a) which says the boat is required to have a whistle and a bell. I told him to fight it because the citation won't stand up in court. Why am I right? Wilbur Hubbard Inland Rules say 12 meters or more, Internationlal rules say 20 meters or more, was he outside the demarcation line? Cheers Marty He was outside the line. But, an excellent point as the rule differs depending if you're inland or international. Since you should be legal inland because that's where you dock your boat you still need the bell and the whistle. Only when you're in international waters do you need both. What boat never docks or moors? Few, if any. So, in effect, the change to rule 33(a) is really really stupid and useless. Wilbur Hubbard Correction: Only when you're in international waters you "don't" need both. |
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