Erika L. Walker-Arnold wrote: > My friend Scott (who has a house on Lake Sacandaga, NY) had to take his > test before he could register and insure his boat. > I would assume marinas on the lake would want a license? > > I'm sure boating laws are different everywhere ... I was just shocked > that with the way insurance is these days, that companies would let > whole families loose on a boating holiday, without ever having driven a > boat before.
I think boating laws are actually quite the same everywhere. You are required to have whatever license you need in the country where the boat is registered. So I can just go from here to anywhere I want with the license I currently have (which is a good thing, otherwise I would need to get a Belgium and French license as well). But when I am somewhere and I want to steer a boat that is registered locally I might need to get some local license. Additionally, in the EU boating laws are supposed to be standardised by now. You need a license for anything over 15 meters or that can go faster as 20 kph. I learned this a few years ago and things probably have changed now, but not much. Jochem ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
