[Outlaw]

Since Capt'nJ was the ONLY boat anchored in the area, and did not appear to be in violation of items 1 or 2 (of PART Saf-C 407 RAFTING RULES), than I would assume item 3 would be applicable, BUT, is there not a definition of MOMENTARILY???

(3) Anchor a single boat and cause it to remain stationary upon the waters of a lake or pond other than momentarily if any part of such boat is:
a. Less than 150 feet from shore; or
b. Less than 50 feet away from any raft; or
c. Less than 25 feet away from any other single boat which is stationary upon the waters of such lake or pond.


The 150' feet from shore I can understand, but the MP did not identify this as the issue, but specifically said Capt'nJ was in violation of "Rafting". It appears sub-item 'a' under item 3 has always been related to "Rafting" and the MP officer had chosen to identify it correctly, as "Rafting" when in all previous years many MP's have informed the boater they are in violation of the 150' (rule) from shore...?

I did not read in this thread where the MP identified the specific item of "Rafting" that Capt'nJ was in violation of. I would imagine there is no requirement or legal obligation on the MP's part to spell this out for Capt'nJ at the onset of the encounter, but it might be in a boaters best interest to ask what specifically they are in violation of to avoid misunderstandings and for MP to ensure that the boating public is better informed. It's one thing to reprimand someone for a wrong doing, but in order for that someone to avoid doing the same thing in the future, they would need to know what it is they did wrong.

Just my curious observations / questions.