My wife and I took the Coast Guard Auxiliary course several years ago before we bought our boat. I am in complete agreement that some license/permit/certification should be required.
As for fees - I can understand not wanting to create another hungry bureaucracy, but if I have to spend a little money on a regulation that will ultimately make boating safer for myself, my guests and everybody else on the water, I say it is small price to pay. Maybe even possible to be a one-time fee.
Last edited by rexhamer; 03-08-2004 at 03:14 PM..
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