Boater Safety courses announced by Dutchess County Sheriff

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Boater Safety courses announced by Dutchess County Sheriff

POUGHKEEPSIE - Dutchess County Sheriff Adrian “Butch” Anderson announced that over the next several months, marine patrol deputies will be conducting boatin

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[camper4lyfe]

Honestly, this is a no brainer, and I'm honestly surprised it took this long to become a law. There are SO many people driving boats that should NOT be driving a boat.

 

[Deplorable Me]

Honestly, this is a no brainer, and I'm honestly surprised it took this long to become a law. There are SO many people driving boats that should NOT be driving a boat.

There's been a number of tragic boating accidents in NY in recent years.

 

[Twogunwilly]

Should be a test in backing up a trailer before you go anywhere near a boat launch on tournament day.

 

[C3D]

There were a whopping 18 boat fatalities in New York State in 2018 (last year for data available).

Of that number, only 6 fatalities occurred on motorboats (vs. kayaks, canoes, jetskis). 2 of those death were from carbon monoxide poisoning, 1 was a drunk guy at 0.11 BAC who went swimming, and 1 was riding on a tube and fell off and drowned.

That means they were effectively 2 fatalities involving motorboats in New York that year. Hardly a number that justifies forcing skippers with 25+ years of captaining experience to take a complete useless POS class.

Either create a real licensing scheme that actually tests competency or leave me alone. Don't create a useless class that becomes only an excuse to issue tickets if you haven't taken it.

 

[Darth]

Awesome, just like Driver Licences this will stop the boating related fatalities and totally not just be a big money making scheme.

 

[Target]

I'm a Master Certified Mercury outboard and Mercruisr inboard outboard service tech with over 25 years in the business.
I was also Sea Doo certified.

NOW I need a Boater's Safety Course to perform my job?

 

[cgrutt]

Honestly, this is a no brainer, and I'm honestly surprised it took this long to become a law. There are SO many people driving boats that should NOT be driving a boat.

Hey I resemble that remark...






... and can still pilot circles around most of you blindfolded, lol



Yeah, sure government training will keep the children safe. Heard it before, lol...

 

[FrankenCub]

Better than 20 years operating boats day and night and never so much as 1 safety incident. Now they want me to take a class. Ridiculous.

 

[cgrutt]

Better than 20 years operating boats day and night and never so much as 1 safety incident. Now they want me to take a class. Ridiculous.

They dont want you to take a class they want you to pack your bags and GTFO of NYS. Gov. CUMHOLE said so much not that long ago. As for me never believed it but the shit that's coming down has me rethinking...

 

[Acer-m14]

will they instruct the proper use and why its very important for safe boating of this ..

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

Gotta close that budget gap.

 

[C3D]

will they instruct the proper use and why its very important for safe boating of this ..

It’s no joke. I had to pick up some idiots off Execution Light who had forgotten their plug and were already being swamped.

 

[togmaster]

It’s no joke. I had to pick up some idiots off Execution Light who had forgotten their plug and were already being swamped.

Should have left them. Sea Robbins got to eat too...

 

[Robin]

You'll need a bigger boat to carry all the state paper work required to get from one end of the day to the other.
Robin

 

[C3D]

You'll need a bigger boat to carry all the state paper work required to get from one end of the day to the other.
Robin

Should add an even worse fact. New Jersey has its own boater safety requirement and they don’t accept the NY approved BOATUS foundation course. Which means I need to stay on the NY side of the Hudson River when transiting through or risk a ticket. Crazy.

 

[Robin]

Effing CRAZY!!!!!
Robin

 

[REF]

There were a whopping 18 boat fatalities in New York State in 2018 (last year for data available).

Of that number, only 6 fatalities occurred on motorboats (vs. kayaks, canoes, jetskis). 2 of those death were from carbon monoxide poisoning, 1 was a drunk guy at 0.11 BAC who went swimming, and 1 was riding on a tube and fell off and drowned.

That means they were effectively 2 fatalities involving motorboats in New York that year. Hardly a number that justifies forcing skippers with 25+ years of captaining experience to take a complete useless POS class.

Either create a real licensing scheme that actually tests competency or leave me alone. Don't create a useless class that becomes only an excuse to issue tickets if you haven't taken it.

I concur. If this was actually a REAL BONAFIDE course it MIGHT be worth its weight. But from what I was told from my insurance agent was that it’s like a bullshit online course that absolutely does not do “shit to further your marine knowledge “.
in other words it’s another feel good NYS Governor Sword Swallower cash grab. Period