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原文传递 Captain's Table: Time to license recreational boaters

题名：	Captain's Table: Time to license recreational boaters
正文语种：	eng
作者：	ALAN BERNSTEIN
作者单位：	Passenger Vessel Association
摘要：	It has been a busy summer. Business on the rivers has been very strong. That is the good news. The unwelcome news is that recreational boaters have been out boating in force. Unfortunately, they have been creating potentially unsafe conditions for commercial operators on the inland waterways. I support the rights of the recreational boating community, but I have witnessed firsthand an increase in reckless actions taken by pleasure boaters. Over the last few weeks, I have witnessed several near-catastrophic accidents, all of them caused by what I would classify as uneducated or inexperienced pleasure boaters. It is particularly alarming when these inexperienced boaters operate in and around commercial vessels. They are unaware of the operating characteristics of commercial vessels. Recreational boaters typically do not know that it may take a half mile to one mile for an inland tow to come to a complete stop in an emergency. With wind and currents, it may take longer. On a beautiful Sunday afternoon on the Ohio River several years ago, I was captaining the Belle of Cincinnati when one of the most dangerous things possible took place. Two ski boats cut across the bow and a skier fell directly in front of me. To further complicate matters, a southbound tow was approaching.
出版年：	2023
期刊名称：	Work Boat
卷：	80
期：	9
页码：	8-8