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Guru
Well ya got me Rck....don't have my old links but the USCG referenced several incidents where a USCG licensed Captain was reprimanded for the actions of a non-licensed owner aboard recreational vessels...whether it ever wound up preventing a renewal I can't say for sure.
When I was teaching...the USCG provided this information to the Captain's Schools and told us to remind the students that the USCG is following ta similar approach as CDLs...where infractions driving your own car still affected your CDL (atleast that's what my CDL friends say can happen)...the USCG wants (at least until recently) USCG licensed Captains to "help" their friends to a higher standard.
OK...it might all be a scare tactic...but it certainly is in the realm of possibility...and it sounds right up their alley based on my insider knowledge of the USCG and how it ticks.
I'll gladly admit that I can't put my finger on a specific case...it just all fits for where I have been and what I have heard directy from the USCG.
When I was teaching...the USCG provided this information to the Captain's Schools and told us to remind the students that the USCG is following ta similar approach as CDLs...where infractions driving your own car still affected your CDL (atleast that's what my CDL friends say can happen)...the USCG wants (at least until recently) USCG licensed Captains to "help" their friends to a higher standard.
OK...it might all be a scare tactic...but it certainly is in the realm of possibility...and it sounds right up their alley based on my insider knowledge of the USCG and how it ticks.
I'll gladly admit that I can't put my finger on a specific case...it just all fits for where I have been and what I have heard directy from the USCG.