T&T: whistle signals

[Jim Kennedy]

Hi Jeff,
I agree completely with you!  I dislike government intrusion intensely, 
BUT... .  I'm afraid that the time is coming, with so many folks getting out 
on the water that a look at some form of regulation is going to happen.  I 
hope that the Coast Guard gets to run it but ONLY after the feds decide that 
that branch of the service really isn't the ugly bastard and FUNDS THEM 
ADAQUATELY.


>From: "Jeffrey Siegel" <jeff@activecaptain.com>
>Reply-To: <jeff@activecaptain.com>
>To: "'Jim Kennedy'" <apache235@msn.com>,   
><trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com>
>Subject: RE: whistle signals
>Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 10:43:16 -0500
>
> > My guess that the answer to all of this is that sometime
> > down the line, there will have to be some sort of test
> > (I am NOT in favor of this) for anyone operating a boat
> > that would show at least a basic understanding of the rules
> > of the road, emergency procedures, radio procedure etc...
>
>I don't want the government in my life any more than it needs to be too and
>I'm not looking to start a huge thread about testing for boating, but 
>what's
>wrong with requiring some very basic knowledge requirement for boating?
>
>How come it's OK for cars and planes but not boats?
>
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