Ok, lets say they pass a law that requires a permit or license prior to operating a watercraft with a gas engine similar to a license to drive a car. I took my driver's test 23 years ago when I turned 16. I get my drivers license renewed when it expires. I do not have to take a test. I just go pay my money. The person at the window has no idea what kind of driver I am at this point in my life. Once the initial test is passed, I am thinking a boat drivers license would be the same way. If a "driving" test were required for boats, would you see us out in a little john boat with a small gas engine because it might make it easier to pass the test. I am thinking that the license would be a way for the state to make money and it will have nothing to do with safety. Afterall, I would be willing to bet that a very high percentage of automobile wrecks happens with licensed drivers.
The upside of a license to operate a watercraft is that it should remove all the little kids on the jet skis. I can't count the number of times that I have seen kids that don't look any older than my son (who is 7) out in the middle of the lake without any adults!
