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Posted on 01/15/2012 5:40:46 PM PST by Libloather
The Coast Guard Thinks You've Put on a Few Pounds
By Dashiell Bennett | The Atlantic Wire – Mon, Jan 2, 2012
The Coast Guard recently raised its "Assumed Average Weight Per Person" standard to 185 pounds, reflecting the growing waistlines of the American populace. The number — which is 25 pounds higher than the previous average — is used to the determine the safe operating capacity of passenger boats around the country. The change may force tour operators, ferry services, and other charter companies to adjust the capacity of their vessels or risk failing their next Coast Guard inspection.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
You are one of those boaters the Coast Guard doesn’t worry about, it’s clear.
When you need SAR things, you need them very badly, I have learned.
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