Limit the use
I would hope that people would limit the use of spotlights to when it is absolutely necessary for safety.
Once you pull away from wherever you are docked it takes a little time but your eyes adjust to the available light. Many times I have had someone heading towards me pull out the spotlight and shine it directly at my boat, blinding me. To me, that is just as unacceptable as driving towards someone in a car with your high beam headlights on. It takes a couple of minutes for the eyes to adjust to the darkness again.
And, an adult should be operating the light at night. I have seen situations with young kids using a spotlight shining it on every boat in the area as well as in the windows of peoples homes. Not good!
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