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New Jersey operator licensing
"Roger Long" wrote in message ... You didn't answer my question. Are you a pilot or just spouting? Come on, Roger. His arguments are valid whether he's a pilot or not. The consequences of error in aviation are so great that it is vital to ensure that errors are very rare, and recoverable. That means that all the people involved (not just the pilots) are well trained, and flying is only conducted in conditions safe for the particular aircraft, the particular pilot and the particular airfield. For the system to work, every participant has to understand sets of standard operating procedures, and sets of emergency procedures. Hence licences. Errors in sailing are much more frequent and have a much wider variety of sources, many due to working with high forces and crude machinery. But their consequences are relatively trivial. Yes, cuts and bruises, maybe lost fingers. Yes, collisions, with other craft and with the ground - but at such low energy levels that catastophic outcomes are very rare. Yes, man overboard - but at least that's only one of the crew gone, and with a good team, he's recoverable. In my opinion, most sailing risks arise from errors in operating the machinery, rather than the sailing skills. Licencing isn't likely to help this. First aid training might dig you out of the hole afterwards. Hey, flying on a nice day is a piece of cake. But commercial flying doesn't always throw you a nice day. Especially in northern latitudes. -- JimB http://www.jimbaerselman.f2s.com/ for opinions comparing Greek cruising areas |
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