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What did these sailors do wrong?
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At what point does government impose the same requirements on boaters it requires, rightfully so, of all other modes of transportation to protect the "others", passengers, other boaters, commercial traffic and those boys in the helos? .... When the cost is worth the benefit. Also, governments don't license all modes of transportation. Bicycles are popular and dangerous and rarely licensed. Ultra-light planes, roller skates, scooters, swim fins, pogo sticks, skis, Segways, motorized shopping carts, high powered propeller beanies, horses, donkeys, really big prehistoric carnivorous ducks and many, many more modes of transport may be operated unlicensed in most countries. I'm not against licensing as such. I have two boating licenses, one of which is commercial. But, unless you are willing to make the licensing bar very high and require COI's for all vessels I don't think you will prevent many accidents offshore. The costs of such a program would be great and the loss of freedom real and the benefits negligible. I think the argument for licensing for very fast boats used in populated areas is much easer to make than the one for offshore boaters. -- Tom. |
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