[Paddlewise] Power Boat Operator Licensing in Canada

Rob MacDonald said:

<snip>
<<I have some bad news for you, Doug:  With the way they are phasing in
the
licensing, it is still possible to buy a monster power boat, and drive
it
away from the dock with no credentials other than financial, and it will
be
that way for some time yet.>>

I have not looked at the issue too closely. All I know is that I
voluntarily took a safe boating course a few years ago (the kind I think
all "big boaters" should take) and it was a real eye opener. What a huge
amount of material there is to learn about safe boating. Everything from
docking procedures to right of way, etc. If boaters were "made" to take
such a course, I think it would have to make a difference. Yes, there
will still be unsafe boaters out there, but less of them. Just my
opinion. But what the heck do I know - I'm just another salt chuck speed
bump.

BC'in Ya
Doug Lloyd (not my real name -- I'm really a physically challenged
midget who has never been near the ocean. I live inland, and post to PW
so my alter ego can get its vicarious jollies)

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