I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME THIS IS MANDATORY! YOU NEED TO KNOW THE RULES OF THE WATERWAY, OTHER BOATERS, AND WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY. THE WATERWAY AT SOME BEACHES ARE A JOKE, DRUNKEN "CAPTAINS" WAVE MERRILY TO YOU AS THEY RACE THROUGH A NO WAKE ZONE! SAILBOATS ARE STRANDED ON A SANDBAR,PEOPLE ARE TROLLING FOR FISH AT BREAKNECK SPEEDS. IF YOU HAVE TO HAVE A LICENSE TO DRIVE A CAR, HUNT, FISH, THEN WHY NOT BOATERS? IT MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE OR SOMEONE ELSE'S ONE DAY.