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Originally Posted by gtxrider
Just waiting for Skip's reply. I think all power boat operators need a certificate. But I my be wrong.
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He is correct.
You need the certificate only if the craft has a motor in excess of 25 horse (for recreational use), as the RSA cited mentions.
On another note I maintain that the certificate can be called a "license", as the certificate is required by the government to operate the type of craft covered, and the certificate (privilege to operate) can be suspended, recinded or revoked by the Government for a host of different reasons for due cause.
While it is "legal semantics" to call the certificate a "license", as many folks do, it is not incorrect in the strictest legal terms.
You know that old legal saying....."if it walks like a duck and it quacks like a duck.....
Regardless of what we call it, it is now required for any recreational vessel with a power plant in excess of 25 HP.