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Main Page Boating Season Begins!!!!(OY!)
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Posted by: OldCop

And so the boating season begins......MGLC 90B - ALL BOATING VIOLATIONS ARE ARRESTABLE!!! See how many we can keep from unintentional suicide this year - F&W Press release below:

BOAT SMART. BOAT SAFE. WEAR IT!

Lakes and ponds are shedding their winter ice, rivers are swelling with flood waters and the boating season is just around the corner. If in a canoe or kayak, you are required by law to be wearing a Personal Flotation Device (PFD) from September 15 - May 15. Life jackets save lives. The Environmental Police will be issuing citations to those individuals in violation of PFD requirements in all boats and watercraft. All boaters are urged to wear their life jackets. The majority of boating fatalities in Massachusetts involve small boats. In over 80% of recreational boating fatalities the victims were not wearing lifejackets. For the past 10 years, there has been an annual average of 10 boating related fatalities in Massachusetts. In 2007, there were 9 reported boat related fatalities; none of the victims were wearing lifejackets. Of the 9 incidents, 4 of the victims were in canoes, 1 victim was in a kayak, all of which capsized during the fall or spring when water temperatures were dangerously cold. The North American Safe Boating Campaign is urging all boaters to get on board; Boat Safe. Boat Smart. Wear It! For more information on this national campaign, go to www.safeboatingcampaign.net. Here in the Bay State, the Massachusetts Environmental Police Boat Safety Bureau offers Boating Safety courses for boaters of all ages and experience. For course schedules, go to: http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dle/courselist.htm or contact the Environmental Police Boat and Recreational Vehicle Safety Bureau at 508/759-0002.

Posted by: Piper

I get shivers just thinking back to those days of checking regs/safety equipment @ the State ramps, wondering what liability I faced if one of those knuckle heads later crashed into some family out on the water......I hope you guys have a safe summer!

Posted by: Tuna

Ah yes, another fun filled summer dealing with drunk fishermen, entitled yuppie's in their fur boats, white trash larva using dad's runabout w/o permision, savages on PWC's going round and round in circles. "the horror the horror of it all"

Posted by: msp428

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Originally Posted by Tuna

Ah yes, another fun filled summer dealing with drunk fishermen, entitled yuppie's in their fur boats, white trash larva using dad's runabout w/o permision, savages on PWC's going round and round in circles. "the horror the horror of it all"

Do they give you boats to go out and get people with or do you have to call them in?

Posted by: Tuna

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Originally Posted by msp428

Do they give you boats to go out and get people with or do you have to call them in?

We have a fleet of Whalers, 13' to 25' for inland patrols and up to a 44' for the ocean. The size of the water dictates what you use for the shift. We also have a hand full of PWC's for our cowboys.

Posted by: mpd61

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Originally Posted by OldCop

- F&W Press release below:

BOAT SMART. BOAT SAFE. WEAR IT!

If in a canoe or kayak, you are required by law to be wearing a Personal Flotation Device (PFD) from September 15 - May 15. http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dle/courselist.htm or contact the Environmental Police Boat and Recreational Vehicle Safety Bureau at 508/759-0002.

Ahh...
That's gotta be a typo right? I'm more likely to be wearing long sleeves and eventually long underwear more than PFD's on those dates!

Posted by: Tuna

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Originally Posted by mpd61

Ahh...
That's gotta be a typo right? I'm more likely to be wearing long sleeves and eventually long underwear more than PFD's on those dates!

No typo there. It's a law. You can wear your long sleaves and long underwear but the PFD must be on while underway in a canoe or kayak. Sort of like the seat belt law.

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