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One presumes this will apply to all recreational craft no matter what the size and type ?
I think the significance is that a jetski rider escaped prosecution by claiming that a PWC was not a “vessel” or “ship” because it did not “navigate” and was therefore not subject to the collision regulations. This loophole is now closed.
A step in the right direction but pretty useless without monitoring?
Peel port take notes ??
A copy of a post made on the Marine Industry News site:
The misuse of jet skis in the Lower Thames (Sea Reach), River Medway and Swale has been an ongoing and increasingly dangerous problem for many years.
During the Covid-19 pandemic many people new to water borne activities purchased personal watercraft (jet skis) and when we were all released after the first lockdown (April-May 2020) to go afloat the water became at times a night-mare place to be.
I would add that not all operators acted thus.
Police were called to the Leigh-on-Sea waterfront due to adverse activities on one particular day. My wife and I were ‘cut up’, circled and suffered close passes too – which was written about at the time.
The Times newspaper even picked up on it – subsequently the MCA stated they would act, and so they have. Brilliant.
(I wonder if Kelly Tolhurst was party to this when in ‘shipping’ Dept)
But, beware: the same regulation will surely cover all craft.
Best advice as an ex merchant seafarer: Keep a log.
Take pictures, etc…
Happy boating.