Keith Glimmer you are correct that 14 U.S.C. 89 is the PRINCIPLE source from which the Coast Guard derives its maritime law enforcement authority, though there are MANY other guiding statutes and regulations- of which I don't have nearly enough time nor space to discuss here, that can apply depending on the mission, circumstances, etc. Simply put, the Coast Guard and the authority and jurisdiction under which they operate can be/can get very confusing. Nonetheless, this video is great! While it is dated, and boardings are done somewhat differently today (Boarding Officers don't hold up stop signs and blow whistles! just to name a couple differences lol) one of the missions of the CG is ensuring boater safety and compliance with recreational and other vessel safety laws. In general, this video is a great demonstration of the officer's professionalism and captures the "essence" of a boarding. By today's standards, we would probably call him a "no-nonsense kinda guy," but he treated the boaters with dignity and respect, and educated them about the required safety equipment, he explained what and why he was doing it, and was thorough. In the end, the boaters weren't left feeling as if they had had a negative experience. Love this!
from what i understand if your an american flagged ship the the uscg can stop you anywhere in the world for as long as they want and they can pretty much do anything they want.....in the name of safety lol
Cute, they ridicule him for going over 6mph and he stops so they go over 6mph to get to him as he lies dead in the water. Laws do not apply to them. Look where their life vests are, If their engine explodes they will have to jump into the water without vests.
+nEzAnTrA , Maybe or maybe not, but either way the violation was observed by the men on duty, so under those circumstances I believe the inspector did have the right, and duty, to aboard and check for further violations.
I took it to mean he wanted to try to avoid getting bogged down in "permission to board?" like we see in movies & to be in complete control of the situation in case the guy is a jerk, which that guy wasn't. It's all about power & the perception of being in control.
***** Thanks for the clarification, John. I didn't mean to imply that you surrendered your constitutional rights when you boarded a pleasure craft. I phrased my reply poorly with that "...you don't have any rights..." Thank you for your service.
In most countries if you refuse to be searched or boarded straight away you are classed as acting suspicious or giving cause to believe a crime is currently being committed and in those instances you can be searched without permission, it's really best to just agree and make things easier on yourself.
This is some MST3K quality material.
thats cool!
Keith Glimmer you are correct that 14 U.S.C. 89 is the PRINCIPLE source from which the Coast Guard derives its maritime law enforcement authority, though there are MANY other guiding statutes and regulations- of which I don't have nearly enough time nor space to discuss here, that can apply depending on the mission, circumstances, etc. Simply put, the Coast Guard and the authority and jurisdiction under which they operate can be/can get very confusing. Nonetheless, this video is great! While it is dated, and boardings are done somewhat differently today (Boarding Officers don't hold up stop signs and blow whistles! just to name a couple differences lol) one of the missions of the CG is ensuring boater safety and compliance with recreational and other vessel safety laws. In general, this video is a great demonstration of the officer's professionalism and captures the "essence" of a boarding. By today's standards, we would probably call him a "no-nonsense kinda guy," but he treated the boaters with dignity and respect, and educated them about the required safety equipment, he explained what and why he was doing it, and was thorough. In the end, the boaters weren't left feeling as if they had had a negative experience. Love this!
from what i understand if your an american flagged ship the the uscg can stop you anywhere in the world for as long as they want and they can pretty much do anything they want.....in the name of safety lol
Big brother, up your ass on a pleasure craft!
I never ask to board!
Give me your Papers!
I guess there's no Federal regulation against operating an ugly boat.
LOL Never had a CPO go with us.
PO2 and a PO1 class and a CPO lol really
Cute, they ridicule him for going over 6mph and he stops so they go over 6mph to get to him as he lies dead in the water. Laws do not apply to them. Look where their life vests are, If their engine explodes they will have to jump into the water without vests.
He says he never asks to go aboard less he be placed at a disadvantage, interesting, he has no official right to board in that case.
+nEzAnTrA , Maybe or maybe not, but either way the violation was observed by the men on duty, so under those circumstances I believe the inspector did have the right, and duty, to aboard and check for further violations.
Keith Glimmer
Yeah, you appear to be correct! I wonder what he meant in that case?
I took it to mean he wanted to try to avoid getting bogged down in "permission to board?" like we see in movies & to be in complete control of the situation in case the guy is a jerk, which that guy wasn't. It's all about power & the perception of being in control.
*****
Thanks for the clarification, John. I didn't mean to imply that you surrendered your constitutional rights when you boarded a pleasure craft. I phrased my reply poorly with that "...you don't have any rights..."
Thank you for your service.
You have a right to decline boarding
no you don't.
Nope
Nope, you do not
In most countries if you refuse to be searched or boarded straight away you are classed as acting suspicious or giving cause to believe a crime is currently being committed and in those instances you can be searched without permission, it's really best to just agree and make things easier on yourself.