Yes

yes

seems to be a lot of focus on licencing...

What if the only requirement was that kiters need to be insured with aksa and when so they are provided with an individual registration number and say 5 tags to be placed on their different kites.

That way all kiters are insured and a lot more accountable for their own actions.

Pete.

If the option is between self regulation or enforced regulation, I choose to be the master of my own destiny (in as much as I can).

Reluctantly and only in the hope that it protects the sport we all love...... YES

Wavey, you remind me of Howard Cosell, play by play with a slant.....fark it is hot tonight.....makes me want to stay up all night and be crazy.

License, as in: basic competencey certification similar to a skippers ticket for powerboats?

YES!

And why not? You're a marine craft moving at speed. You need to know & obey the rules.

With on the spot fines for non-compliance, and parents responsible for offences by minors.

You dont need a license for any sailboat if it hasnt got a motor and last time i

checked i dindnt have a 2 stroke merc on the back of my board so NO why would

we bring in extra expenses to a sport that is expensive already.

I think someone wants to do a whole lot of paper work so chicks come up to you

and say do you have to be strong for that and then you put your undies on the outside

of your pants and draw an "S" on your shirt and say no baby but i got this little

piece of paper that makes me a hero tho does that count.

doesnt really make sense to have a licence on a free sport next thing we will be

endorced on every size kite we fly and wearing L plates when we are learning.i

NO

licensing may never happen but regulation sure as heck will.

http://www.towsurf.com.au/Towing%20advice.htm

Check the NSW regulations introduced for tow surfing.
My bet is that Qld will soon follow suit as I've heard a lot of cockroaches drive up to queersland when the swells hit to avoid the rules and $800 fine for non compliance.


Kiting will surely follow when there have been enough complaints of incidents and accidents caused by f*wits and kooks at popular bathing beaches !

I hate rules and reg's one of the main joys of kiting for me is the simplicity of it all.We have enough hoops to jump through in this life! Why make more? Hang on I know....$$$

No. But hey have a go all those who say yes cos theres no way I'm going to conform. Oohh I'll get fined or my gear confiscated you say oohh, I doubt it, the idea of kiting in more remote spots away from all the yes kooks sounds fine to me. Some of the spots we have here are only accessible by 4wd and take a bit of effort to get to so I can't see some clown making the effort to try and fine us.

Saffer said...

myusernam said...

It simply wont happen.

What about surfing, windsurfing, SUP. If they make it a liscence they are obliged to have the manpower to police it. The only people that can do that in AUS are coppers, and they aren't about to have police run around on the beach chasing kite tickets.

All that will happen is they will say that due to accidents kitesurfing is banned from XXX beach orwithin 300m of this zone or swimmers in the water etc etc
isn't there a ban on bodi?

also i believe Scuba diving isn't really a lsicence. Its an industry based certification that all the members agree not to fill tanks if you aren't certified for the good of their business. I get mine filled all the time by a non-scuba place (mine servicing place) and they don't care if I have license. Also I have been certified but never had to show my card on any paid dives I've done. There's no regulation or enforcement. It's just an industry bull**** card.

no from me

So you are saying no lives have been saved by the introduction of scuba certifications and that its all a commercial scam?

not at all. just that it's not a liscence. Police won't come and bust you cos your'e scuba diving without certification etc etc was just getting at legislation vs industry regulation. It's not legislated (as far as i know) that you must have a card. Only works cos the industry enforces it to a certain extent (would never stop you buying gear and a compressor and going out alone - your'e not breaking a rule) Point is the only thing the government will do is restrict access. its an easier and no cost option anyway. mandatory liscencing would cost heaps to write and enforce (which they are obliged to do after they legislate).

Which leads us back to industry self regulation. Scuba works because the shops arent supposed to fill your tanks without certification. Not so easy with kitesurfing. Retailers could agree to limit the sale of kites to only those that have completed an introductory course/lessons and have aksa membership i spose... would be a good duty of care thing.

still a nope

No. Regulate fat old councillers and do gooders first. Stupid people shouldn't breed.

Yes...If need be.


what about AKSA putting more focus on education eg signs at popular KS beaches etc!!!

Down south at popular breaks like Margies, they have erected signs reminding surfers about the surf rules an about not dropping in etc. Would something like this work?

nope.....registration/licensing....what for?

waste of cash

just like insurance,
drivers license renewal,
speeding fines
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