I am concerned.....

[steve_cronin]

...after receiving a response from David Jamieson, Minister for Shipping to my objections over the breathalyser that the "Consultation Document" and the Questionnaire were drafted by someone with very little experience of the subject.

SEee what you think:-

http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_shipping/documents/page/dft_shipping_028069.hcsp

Steve Cronin



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[Evadne]

Several of the questions do seem to be either condescending or unnecessary (Q3 & Q4). Q5 and Q7, however, seem to be the place to put your views, however "suggestions boxes" will always have a more dilute effect than "tick boxes" so it suggests to me that they have already decided what the legislation will be and are askiing if anyone agrees. Nothing new there, I guess.

I think that as many SB-ers as possible should take the time to download the questionnaire and notes and submit a copy. It might be badly phrased but it is our one and only chance to affect the legislation. Thanks for pointing it out, I hadn't noticed it before.

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[Bergman]

Love it

An absolute lawyers delight, I can imagine the arguments now

Particularly like the bit about being detained by a "marine official" until a bobby arrives with a breathalyser. That really would be good on a dirty night off the Farne Islands.

Cases for false arrest

Assault

piracy

You name it

Clearly yet another job creation scheme seeking to justify its existance by solving a problem which does not exist and it would not understand if one did exist.



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[tome]

Just read it for the first time, so will need to study in further detail. First impression is that it's the work of an ill-informed civil servant on his way up, and that the consultation is a teaser.

The main section (I'll leave the Marine Officials for now) is about exceptions. It makes clear that PWC won't be excepted, and casts doubt on planing MoBos. Looks like a wedge with the following targets in descending order;

1 PWC
2 Planing Mobos of any desciption
3 Displacement MoBos
4 Raggies
5 Oars and paddles

Number 1 is clearly a red line, and will be used as a pilot. Trouble is that it will spread to 5 in due course, read para 19. Time to join our worthy bretheren on MoBo chat on this one.

My initial reaction is to object to the consultation process on the basis that exception intentions are stated, and only opinion on trivial detail is sought.

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[steve_cronin]

Came as a result.....

of the reply I received from my MP and the fudged reply I got from David Jamieson.

Steve Cronin

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