Boating Safety

retired · 09-02-2023, 12:14 PM

We've also seen many illegal and dangerous operations this summer. It's the same every year. The answer is education and enforcement. I know Marine Patrol is understaffed and all the boaters know it and are more likely to break the rules. I seriously doubt that many boaters have a safe boating certificate. Especially those on personal water craft. The state needs to allocate more funds to the issue, and hire more officers.

tis · 09-02-2023, 01:33 PM

I think enforcement is the only answer. And the MP need to know the rules as well if they are going to enforce them. They need to know what no wake means and all the rafting rules, distances etc.

John Mercier · 09-02-2023, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by retired

We've also seen many illegal and dangerous operations this summer. It's the same every year. The answer is education and enforcement. I know Marine Patrol is understaffed and all the boaters know it and are more likely to break the rules. I seriously doubt that many boaters have a safe boating certificate. Especially those on personal water craft. The state needs to allocate more funds to the issue, and hire more officers.

That would mean higher registration costs.

09-02-2023, 12:14 PM	#1
retired Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: Belmont, NH Posts: 131 Thanks: 2 Thanked 62 Times in 36 Posts	We've also seen many illegal and dangerous operations this summer. It's the same every year. The answer is education and enforcement. I know Marine Patrol is understaffed and all the boaters know it and are more likely to break the rules. I seriously doubt that many boaters have a safe boating certificate. Especially those on personal water craft. The state needs to allocate more funds to the issue, and hire more officers.

09-02-2023, 01:33 PM	#2
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,749 Thanks: 752 Thanked 1,459 Times in 1,016 Posts	I think enforcement is the only answer. And the MP need to know the rules as well if they are going to enforce them. They need to know what no wake means and all the rafting rules, distances etc.