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Airwaves · 02-13-2006, 11:53 PM

Hi All
This is my first post here and I must admit to having mixed emotions about the speed limit debate.

After thinking about it, if all the speed limit is designed to do is to provide Marine Patrol with another tool to get the "bad" guy, they already have a speed limit of sorts that they can enforce.

The ColRegs provide a guideline that basically limit the speed of boats to a speed in which the boat can take proper and evasive action to avoid collision and things like traffic density, visibility etc. are taken into account.

So, if in the opinion of a trained Marine Patrol officer, a boat is exceeding what they consider a safe speed under the current water and weather conditions then they certainly can enforce the existing law.

02-13-2006, 11:53 PM	#38
Airwaves Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: I'm right here! Posts: 1,153 Thanks: 9 Thanked 102 Times in 37 Posts	Hi All This is my first post here and I must admit to having mixed emotions about the speed limit debate. After thinking about it, if all the speed limit is designed to do is to provide Marine Patrol with another tool to get the "bad" guy, they already have a speed limit of sorts that they can enforce. The ColRegs provide a guideline that basically limit the speed of boats to a speed in which the boat can take proper and evasive action to avoid collision and things like traffic density, visibility etc. are taken into account. So, if in the opinion of a trained Marine Patrol officer, a boat is exceeding what they consider a safe speed under the current water and weather conditions then they certainly can enforce the existing law.