On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com> wrote: > > Yet, it seems to me that a simple, clear message needs to get out to the > average paddler: have _ready_ a _bright_ flashlight/headlamp/all around, in > short, something! And, use it if/when an interaction with a power boat is > imminent. That seems to fit the thrust of the rules, and will fend off > attorneys in the event of a legal problem post-accident/incident. > Makes sense to me. > > I just completed a Boater Ed class with Becky, which is mandatory in Oregon > for legal operation of a power boat. Interestingly enough, the requirements in Washington exempt me. Not because of my vast experience and unquestioned prowess. No... I'm exempt because anyone my age is exempt. Perhaps on the theory that there is no use trying to teach us anything. Or that we're too feeble to push the throttle of a boat in any direction. This has annoyed my children. What luck!!!! > Listening to the response of people in the boater ed class, it is plain > that there are a lot of misconceptions amongst uneducated boaters, and that > educating the nut at the helm is more important to us than whether _we_ show > a light at night or not. Does Oregon still have a rule giving human powered vessels right-of-way over power and sail on waters not regulated by the USCG? I seem to recall that they did at one time. I notice that the lighting requirements for state waters there are the same as for the Feds. Misconceptions are really not surprising given the range of local rules which often contradict the ColRegs. But I totally agree about educating people who can drive a boat at 60mph. Paddlers could use some of that edumacating too. :D Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Mar 29 2010 - 11:21:40 PDT
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