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For many, boats and
beer is the perfect
match for a hot
summer day,
but it’s best
to always
designate a
sober opera-tor
for the
waterways.
Just as on
land, there are
serious conse-quences
for break-ing
the law.
“Underage drinking
on boats and islands is a consistent problem, especially
around big holiday weekends — Memorial Day, July
Fourth and Labor Day,” says Sgt. C. L. Smith, an 8-year
veteran with the Marine Unit of the New Hanover
County Sheriff ’s Office. “Anyone on the waters during
those times will notice a beefed-up law enforcement pres-ence,
and anyone with a .08 or greater blood alcohol level
can be cited for Boating While Impaired. Lots of folks
enjoy drinking on their boats. The law allows it; just don’t
let your blood alcohol level go over the legal limit.”
Smith also cites boaters for careless and reckless opera-tion.
He frequently encounters offenders who have rented
boats or personal watercraft and
simply lack knowledge of
the laws. He prefers to
educate before tick-eting,
checking
vessels for proper
safety equip-ment.
The
safety equip-ment
required
— life jackets,
fire extinguish-ers,
lights, whis-tles
and horns, and
flares — depends on
boat length.
The most important
law, Licursi says, is simple and straightforward: “Thou
shalt not collide with another boat!”
Or put another way, use common sense. This one
concept will keep you out of a lot of trouble and result in
summer after summer of safe seamanship.
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