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Licence to hire speedboat in Greece/Spain
"Steve" wrote in message ... There is nothing I have posted here to indicate anything of the sort. Oh no, it is not irresponsible to post "If not, does anyone know where I might obtain a template or scan of an actual licence that I could use to overlay my own details and print off. I'm sure these Greeks won't check too closely so that would solve my problem". Would you do the same for a car-driving licence? What total rubbish, there is clearly no comparison. Also, FYI I have some experience of boats already and I am sure I am quite capable of driving a 50hp glorified dingy around a bay, while following the map they provide and keeping within the correct channels marked by buoys etc., without paying 500 quid to some extortionist to prove it. If you are as capable as you claim then you will have no difficulty passing the test. You wouldn't have to go on a course at all. And again, it's good enough for the UK so why should the Med be any different? Part of the reason is that in the Med there are a lot more users of watercraft in coastal waters, and especially swimmers. Last year, just locally to me in France, two swimmers and a spearfisherman were mown down by motorboats ignorant of the rules. The year before, a sailing boat was cut in two, and both the occupants killed, by a motorboat. There are accidents every year casued by jetskiers. On every occasion, the inquest has determined that the accident was caused by irresponsible people who were unlicenced and untrained. Moreover, in one of the jetski accidents, they found that the holidaymaker had a forged certificate. He was imprisoned, but also the boss of the comany who hired him the jetski was give a two year suspended jail sentence and a huge fine, because he had not checked carefully enough the documentation. The same litany of accidents happens all over the Med every summer. The problem is, particularly acute with British holidaymakers who seem to think that they don't need licences or training to drive a motorboat. just about anything up to 200 feet long, powered by motor *or* wind and he has no licence. So, despite his many years experience he still would be unsuitable to hire a 50hp powered rowing boat? No, if he has the experience that you claim for him, then probably he would be safe. But you clearly do not have the experience - it is completely evident by your comments and assumptions here. |