Winnipesaukee Forum - View Single Post - Penalty for non-certification?

Aquadeziac · 06-29-2005, 06:05 PM

Actually less, I Aced the test in 2000, that was not the direction of my post. Parrothead seems to understand where I was headed. I was wondering, say if a 25 yr old got stopped and hadn't bothered to take the course, what the penalty was. Apperently its a $60 fine. Is there any penalty for a future offense outside of another $60? Can you say "Habitual Offender"? There ARE goobers on the Lake that would rather pay $60 each time IF they got stopped than prove how really stupid they are and take the test and flunk. I personally know of a couple of people that had to have bought their passing grade.
I think that boat registration should be tied to having taken the Cert. Course. When you get your boat registered, the computer will spit back that you are not certified and no reg for you. Then make the Cert. renewable every 3-5 yrs. THAT way you will be sure to know about Law updates. The computer will always know if you are up to date and pick it up when you reregister your boat every year.
Make it an endorsement on your license like CDLs have for Hazmat,Passenger, etc.
And for God's sake, if someone doesn't pass the test, make them study and retake it. You're undermining the purpose of Certification if you adjust the Standards so everyone passes.

06-29-2005, 06:05 PM	#5
Aquadeziac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Concord NH Posts: 239 Thanks: 19 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Actually less, I Aced the test in 2000, that was not the direction of my post. Parrothead seems to understand where I was headed. I was wondering, say if a 25 yr old got stopped and hadn't bothered to take the course, what the penalty was. Apperently its a $60 fine. Is there any penalty for a future offense outside of another $60? Can you say "Habitual Offender"? There ARE goobers on the Lake that would rather pay $60 each time IF they got stopped than prove how really stupid they are and take the test and flunk. I personally know of a couple of people that had to have bought their passing grade. I think that boat registration should be tied to having taken the Cert. Course. When you get your boat registered, the computer will spit back that you are not certified and no reg for you. Then make the Cert. renewable every 3-5 yrs. THAT way you will be sure to know about Law updates. The computer will always know if you are up to date and pick it up when you reregister your boat every year. Make it an endorsement on your license like CDLs have for Hazmat,Passenger, etc. And for God's sake, if someone doesn't pass the test, make them study and retake it. You're undermining the purpose of Certification if you adjust the Standards so everyone passes. __________________ "He who dies with the most toys wins"