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New Jersey operator licensing
Wayne.B wrote:
On 7 Apr 2006 06:18:35 -0700, wrote: This: We were out cruising last weekend and saw 4 PeeWCs. Two of them were weaving in and out of a crowded channel jumping wakes. The other two were pre teens circling a crowded anchorage while their parents enjoyed a few beers on the back deck of their rented houseboat. does not lead to or support this conclusion at all: Responsible operation is a VERY rare commodity with PeeWCs. (I know even you see that it's an unsupportable leap from two four irresponsible operators to responsible operation being "very rare.") 4 out of 4 is 100%, and that is just from one day last week. Yes but it's only a sampling of 4! So not very conclusive. If your observations don't include lots of well-behaved responsible boaters on pwc's, then there's some bias in your method or something skewed about the population you're drawing your observations from, because there are thousands of us out here! Honest. This stuff goes on all the time unfortunately, not exceptional by any means. PeeWCs operated by anyone under the age of 30 should be restricted to privately owned swimming pools where they can go in endless circles all they want, no license required. Over age 30, no restrictions as long as they have their mother in law on board and a blood alcohol level in minus numbers. LOL, well I appreciate the humor in these comments. (Swimming pools, endless circles!) And I kind of agree, I wouldn't say 30, but I'd support no drivers under 16 without certified adults on board with them, and I think that is the rule here in NYS. At any rate, past 16, if an aspiring boater had the initiative and good attitude to just take the basic training course (or just take the exam, if he already has some experience and knowledge under his belt from his childhood, which was not the case in my situation), then they just wouldn't be able to help knowing a lot more about right and wrong behavior, regulations and laws, right-of-way and signalling of intent and nav-aids and docking and anchoring and navigating, safety precautions and procedures; and just absorbing the good influence of the nice guys who run the Power Squadron course and the others in the class....anyone who did that is gonna be a better boater for it, and probably trustworthy to ride around outside the pool. If they haven't learned the basics and demonstrated that level of accountability and responsibility, then no I don't want them there either. richforman |
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Wayne.B wrote: On 7 Apr 2006 12:56:06 -0700, wrote: At any rate, past 16, if an aspiring boater had the initiative and good attitude to just take the basic training course Some of the very worst PeeWC bozos that I've seen are in their late teens or early 20s. No thanks, age 30 is about time to let them out of the pool. But I wonder, have they learned the basics? Are they in a state like here in NYS where they have to get the training in order to get behind the wheel? I really think, again, of my first season when I first bought my first entry-level pwc. I really had no boating/water experience and didn't know anything about the environment, in retrospect it's stupid but no one even really told how much there was to know, I did mistakenly think, at first, that my new boat was just a "toy." I'm 'fessing up that I really didn't know about slowing down when passing boats docked at a marina or areas where I people were swimming. I was in my early '30's by the way, and just ignorant...at first! 'Til my friends that I started riding with, who were also the ones who got me into cruising and long trips, etc., told me all that stuff (or I'm sure some cops and angry fellow boaters told me lots of it too)...anyway, by season #2 and since then, I really haven't done any of it. Most people once they have it pointed out to them the implications of what they're doing and how it affects others....I'd think they'd improve their behavior, it just seems natural. So I don't think it's a question of age (like I said, I was well over 30, and still did the same stupid things, until I learned better)...but rather training and knowledge and experience. For the zillionth time, that's why I strongly support training, education and certification requirements for ALL power boaters. richforman |
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