On Sunday, 28 June 2009 11:19 Craig Jungers < <mailto:pdh_at_mmcl.co.nz> crjungers_at_gmail.com > wrote: >So that leaves another question: Do these local rules (in OZ and in NZ) only >apply to harbors or are they being enforced outside harbors as well. None of the local rules contradict Int.ColRegs - they just layer on top of them. The Int.ColRegs don't say that you can't add rules. So, you can add a rule and enforce it anywhere you can normally enforce any of your rules. I'm guessing, but I'd bet that there are local laws controlling water-ski lanes and slow-speed zones near beaches all over the US - which aren't in any 'harbour'. Same deal. Likewise, bringing a cargo of contraband onto a remote beach doesn't impact the Int.ColRegs - but some agency is going to take exception. > I'd also be curious as to whether following these local rules has completely eliminated collisions Of course not - what rules ever solve a problem completely ? What enforcement is ever 100% ? What is bugging us is that we have (now and historically) essentially zero incidents in which the low-visibility of kayaks is known to have caused a collision. We have a higher incidence of people hitting big islands than hitting kayaks - so this is a be-seen-to-be-doing-something bit of law-making, rather than something that can do measureable good. Best Regards Paul =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Paul Hayward_____________________ (64)-(9)-479-2888 microMATION CONSULTANTS LTD________mob: 021-585-521 POB 101-257 NSMC, Auckland______________New Zealand *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Jun 28 2009 - 12:26:05 PDT
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