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| Re: So What's all the fuss about |
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| Monday, 09 March 2009 13:43 |
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Dear Editor You wrote inter alia in the Editorial:- "But if you’re driving a RIB with an outboard, or even the rubber duck with an engine of the horsepower of a petulant donkey, and are over the limit then you will be committing an offence, because even if it isn’t over 7 meters long, it sure is designed to do more than 7 knots! " I believe that this is a misinterpretation of the proposed S.I. which refers to: "(a) a length overall less than 7 metres; and (b) a maximum design speed not exceeding 7 knots". Surely the operative word here is "and" so thus, to be committing an offence the craft would have to be over 7 metres LOA and designed for more than 7 knots. I recently wrote at length to Richard Idiens on this subject because, much as I deplore the irresponsible consumption of alcohol, I believe that the proposed S.I. to be unworkable and unpoliceable and, if it comes to Court, unenforceable. And may, in a perverse sort of way, encourage irresponsible drinking by those who believe themselves to fall outside the rules. If I am wrong in this, do let me know! Regards PETER PAGET West House Stein Waternish, Isle of Skye |
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