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The NTSB really should have put an end to this industry in 1999. They did everything they could legally do, which is to say that they issued many strongly word
by downandout 8y ago
The NTSB really should have put an end to this industry in 1999.
They did everything they could legally do, which is to say that they issued many strongly worded recommendations. Unfortunately they don’t have the legal authority to actually force anyone to do anything.
- dbcurtis 8y agoIsn't the Coast Guard also involved, it being a water craft used for hire?
- rockinghigh 8y agoWho has the authority to ban these boats?
- downandout 8y agoI could be wrong, but I believe both the federal Department of Transportation and their state equivalents have this authority. So far, they haven’t done it though. As with most of these issues, it’s quite likely that a private market solution would be most effective. If insurance companies refused to cover these boats, or they at least forced clients to implement all NTSB recommendations, the problems associated with this industry would largely disappear overnight. According to the NTSB, the reason the death rate is so high when these things sink is because the canopy doesn’t come off. They had specific recommendations that would address this problem, and the industry seems to have entirely ignored them.