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I'm not sure that I'm for licensing for boaters, but I think a mandatory safety course would be a reasonable requirement. The certificate could act as a permit to operate a boat. I'm sure the state would love to have another licensing bureau.
I've seen lots of dumb things like a truck fully submerged at the ramp with it's headlights still on, to a 13' Whaler with six guys onboard trying to make their way out of the North River in Scituate with a good 6-7 foot sea. Not one of them had a thought about throwing on a PFD. Probably because they didn't have any. There's a lot of clueless people out there that'll eventually make things more difficult for the rest of the responsible boaters.
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