Walleye wrote:
I have lost the debate and that is okay by me.
So let's go in a different direction.
Radio in boat with no license = $ 250.00 fine
In Canada, a certificate called the Restricted Operator Certificate (Maritime) (ROC (M)) is required by all people who operate a VHF, HF (high frequency) or MF (medium frequency) Marine Radio, either a handheld or permanently fixed set.
Cheers, Clark
you said it yourself......... and confirmed to me if not most all on one hand you want to teach people how to be safe on the water. I said it once ill say it again this is a good thing. not a bad thing......... safty is always best............. Now reguarding safty you say a person can be fined 250 dollars for having such a valuable safty device on there boat if they dont have a licens to use the device. im sorry but I just find that completely insane. not to mention...... MONEY GRAB!!! ......... How about they just lay down a hefty fine for gross missusage of of a safty device and let it go at that ??? .
I just laid out 100 bucks on a radio. 50 bucks on an antena for the radio. I hope I never have to even use the radio but think its a smart thing for people to have one for three main reasons. (One). Listen for weather warnings (Two) To be able to call a pan pan for a break down. (Three) Be able to hear. and answer a pan or a mayday.......... and for all this im told I need to spend more money to learn something that most anyone already knows how to do. where will this all end ??? when will it be that you will be REQUIRED to be certified in small engine safty in order to opperate your lawn mower?
Clark if you really want to make a differance then why dont you lower your cost to lets say $20 . and give the course on one weekend say friday night, and saturday to me that makes much more sence than $60 and one night or day on 3 seperate weekends . and for the recond. this is not a win or lose situation except alot of people lose out on a valuable couse simply because they can not afford the class or are able to give up that much time to even take the class. there is many people who work 6 days a week just to feed there families and find it hard to set aside 3 days to take a course.........
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