As I watched this video couple of thoughts came to mind
First I remember reading about
New Zealand requirements prior departure and if I remember when it came to be was to insure the
safety as well as cut down the exorbitant costs of any search and/or rescue operation,also I remember when it came to be much criticism about big
government individual freedom,etc.
Just
google it to refresh my memory
https://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/recre...g-overseas.asp
the gist of it is
"About overseas travel
All
New Zealand boats going overseas must:
be registered as a New Zealand ship with the Registrar of Ships at Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) and
undergo a
safety inspection prior to departure
For a safe voyage, the:
design and construction of the boat must be suitable
safety and communication
equipment must be inspected
skipper and crew must be capable of undertaking the proposed voyage safely.
Registration
Registration provides nationality, giving you the protection of the New Zealand
Government, and the registration papers provide proof of identity like a passport does for a person...."
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On a second note
I noticed these two people dressing
Navy issued
clothing and hats?,again,I understand they cannot debark naked however,that will be our tax
money at
work right?
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I also remember reading one of Eric and Susan Hiscock
books and his comments on self reliance,I found a quote on a
sailing blog and I think I can repost,hope i am not breaking any
copyright law.
Eric Hiscock on
radio and self-reliance
From ‘Come Aboard’ (1978) by Eric Hiscock
"If a person wishes to sail in an unseaworthy vessel, or put to sea with little knowledge of seamanship or navigation, that I consider is entirely his or her own affair provided he does not harm or inconvenience others; I therefore do not understand why he should be advised, bullied or compelled to carry with him rescue and survival
equipment. In the unlikely event that I were asked to legislate for yachts, the only
rule I would make would be that, except for yachts taking part in a
race for which some club or other organization felt responsible, no yacht should be permitted to carry ship/shore
radio.
We in yachts do not have to go to sea like the professional seaman does, we go because we want to, and therefore we have no right when in trouble to call on others, perhaps with risk to them, to get us out of a difficulty which, with a bit of planning and some common sense, we could probably have avoided.
It is the 'mayday' calls that set off the air/sea searches which give all of us a bad public image. We are frequently told that the lifeboat, coastguard, or other services are almost overwhelmed by the large number of private craft that get into trouble and call for help—in 1973 in United States waters I understand there were 782,000 incidents in which people in
boats needed rescue or assistance—and again and again there are government threats that because of this we shall all have to pass tests and our vessels be inspected; not only would that restrict our freedom but it would cost
money to pay the bureaucrats who are so keen to protect us from ourselves. Such ideas need to be strongly opposed, for we must be allowed to go unrestricted on our suicidal way, otherwise our precious freedom will be
lost. In most walks of life there are little
men who delight in controlling their fellows, and we must do all we can to keep their poking noses and prying fingers out of yacht cruising and voyaging, which at present are occupations open to any man or woman with a free spirit and an ability to rely on his or her own guts.
In one of his delightful 'Down the Hatch' features in Yachting World, W M (Winkie) Nixon put the real spirit of cruising in a nutshell when he wrote: 'Thus cruising aspires to be self-reliant, self-expressive and yet private. It should be the most harmless of activities as far as the rest of the world is concerned; a cruising yacht should go about her business without fuss or bother, giving trouble to no one, indeed it's hardly going too far to say that a real cruising person, in the unlikely event of getting into difficulties, would rather drown than cause the slightest inconvenience to potential rescuers.' "
Respectfully submitted
David