Posts Tagged ‘boating terms’
Boating
Friday, January 8th, 2010
Would you need a boating license and inflatable safety devices in an amphibious vehicle?
I just saw this truck on CMT that looks like a custom Dodge Ram convertible with a Chevy Corvetty rear end. The bed was converted into an engine compartment. Looked nothing like a boat but he drove down the road and straight into a lake and took off. Would he technically be illegal to drive his “truck” on the water without a boating license or would his license plates be good enough since it’s arguably enough a truck? Would he need enough life vests for all of his passengers?
Canadian law defines a vessel as “a watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water”. This would make the truck a vessel when on the water, and as such, would be required to be licenced as a power boat, carry the necessary safety equipment, and for the operator to have a PCOC (boaters competency card). I’m sure this would be open to legal interpretation, maybe ask this again in the law and ethics section. Very interesting question!
Bass Boat Crash
