"Greg" wrote in message
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I agree about weather but a good weather course might be as long as the
whole
"safety" course...

Agreed. My thought is not necessarily that they teach about weather in
detail but rather
that they might STRESS how important and different than on land it may be.

A guy on a small lake or river will have
different hazards and experiences than a guy who regularly runs offshore.
There
are certainly a lot different operating considerations between a jet ski
and a
30' cruiser, yet those people will all still be sitting in the same class.


Excellent point.