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I don't want to get involved in the 'drunken sailor' argument nor start a new long thread, but in view of some of the comments that have been made, I thought I ought to go back to basics and look at what the Shipping Minister actually said.
In some senses it is as dire and impractical as all of you have been saying, but one sentence should calm some of your fears at least. Towards the end of his statement he said, with regard to those who would be covered by the proposed legislation:
'Those involved in the navigation or propulsion of recreational craft while in motion and not moored will also be included.'
In other words you have no problems if you have a few drinks, a party of a full scale orgy as long as you are moored or stationary. I interpret the above as implying that if you are becalmed in a shipping lane, you can await the inevitable supertanker by downing a bottle or two of scotch to make your demise less painful.
The full text can be read via the ybw.com home page under the news item 'Time Please'.
In some senses it is as dire and impractical as all of you have been saying, but one sentence should calm some of your fears at least. Towards the end of his statement he said, with regard to those who would be covered by the proposed legislation:
'Those involved in the navigation or propulsion of recreational craft while in motion and not moored will also be included.'
In other words you have no problems if you have a few drinks, a party of a full scale orgy as long as you are moored or stationary. I interpret the above as implying that if you are becalmed in a shipping lane, you can await the inevitable supertanker by downing a bottle or two of scotch to make your demise less painful.
The full text can be read via the ybw.com home page under the news item 'Time Please'.