Proof of safety course req'd? How likely to check?

[wtibert]

Originally Posted by Seaplane Pilot

I'd like to see the true facts and statistics about the "flunk" rate. I don't believe for a minute that the rental agencies flunk people on a regular basis, with the end result denying a high-profit rental. Regardless, the entire concept is a joke from a safety perspective.

I was in the office at Meredith Marina on Monday and three guys were trying to rent a boat. They all took the "test", and two of them failed. The third was dancing around the office saying, "I passed! I passed!"

I casually asked where they were headed, went out to my boat, and went in a completely different direction.....

[Greene's Basin Girl]

We had a very call in our pontoon boat on Sunday near the graveyard. We had the right of way and a pontoon to our left cut right across in front of us. They just missed hitting us. We were shocked!!!

[8gv]

It is often that I find myself giving way when my vessel should stand on.

It can be annoying at times but I am ok with the concept of collision avoidance being a shared responsibility.

When my passengers start commenting on the other captains' apparent lack of knowledge or manners I just tell them:

"Give 'em enough rope to hang themselves but not enough to hang me!"

[Hillcountry]

Originally Posted by 8gv

It is often that I find myself giving way when my vessel should stand on.

It can be annoying at times but I am ok with the concept of collision avoidance being a shared responsibility.

When my passengers start commenting on the other captains' apparent lack of knowledge or manners I just tell them:

"Give 'em enough rope to hang themselves but not enough to hang me!"

This is my thinking as well...I'm never in a hurry anyway so let the people who are in a hurry go by...that way they're out of my path quicker.

[salty dog]

Me as well. Almost everyone seems to be in a hurry on the lake. That being said, I'm an older guy; everyone always seems to be in a hurry to me!
However, It appears more and more often, that the stand on rule becomes more of a "stand off" these days. I sit tight and hold my course (if I'm the stand on) and if the other boat shows no sign of giving way, well then, I do. As Hillcountry does, I turn aside and let them speed on. It's their gas and I'm not in a hurry.