Thread: Finally got my licence back

The back of the new "We know everything about you" Qld drivers licence showing marine licence info but, as mentioned before, the one time I've been approached by police while on the water they just asked for name & address, checked on a computer & left me alone. I guess doing it this way they've added a cost for the boat licence into the price as the original licence was non renewable for life! Cheeky bastards!

Originally Posted by S3ute

Hello from Brisbane.

Back in the 60s my aunty decided it was time to get a license so she fronted up to the Singleton Police Station. The sergeant whose lot it fell to to supervise the test told her to jump behind the wheel of the black maria (a Ford F100) and head up John St park next to the bakery. He went in and got a pie and then she drove him back to the station - test passed.

Cheers,

The good old days.....my dad had been driving a semi with low loader and dozer until the boss found out he didn't have a licence, he dropped into a one cop town in the truck and asked for a truck licence. All he had to do was reverse park the truck and trailer between the two goal post on the football field across the road from the police station. The policeman gave him his truck and motorbike licence to go with his car licence.

Weeds same here and i got my flash new licence and its on there.

Originally Posted by weeds

Boat licence that is.......I did the test in 1987 and received a paper licence, back than it was separate to your drivers licence. Anyways I managed to loose it in the early 90's. every time I went into Queensland transport and asked for it to be added to my drivers licence they said they didn't have any record indicating I ever had one.

Well I lost my licence the other week and had to upgrade to the new type.... Low and behold it lists my boat licence.........unbelievable.......I haven't receive the licence yet but the paper interim licence indicate I have a boat licence as well.........

you didn't keel over in amazement?

Good work weds, now where is port, and what side do you pass on going out to see.

Originally Posted by newhue

Good work weds, now where is port, and what side do you pass on going out to see.

lol.......i don't expect to remeber much from 25 years ago, started out puttering around in a 9hp tinnie to a ski boat with a 350 chev towing bare foot skier at a milion miles an hour dodging fishing boats

i remember the old guy that took me for the test saying its americian roads on the water.....sooo when going up or down a river keep to the right

i also seem to remember whe approaching land or going up a river any thing painted red or has a red light keep it on your left or port side and if its green keep it on your right or starboard........pretty when our group was new to water sking we had it back to front we kept going to the left of a red marker only to be pulled up by other skier who were amazed that we didn't hit rocks.....

in answer to your question.....

Port = left and red.......all the short wrds
strarboard = right and green ......all the long words

passing going out to sea?
overtaking another boat i'm guessing you would pass on his port side i.e. he would be on my starboard

or do you mean approaching another boat?
in this case i would keep to the left if possible, he would be on my port

how did i go?

Originally Posted by weeds

lol.......i don't expect to remeber much from 25 years ago, started out puttering around in a 9hp tinnie to a ski boat with a 350 chev towing bare foot skier at a milion miles an hour dodging fishing boats

i remember the old guy that took me for the test saying its americian roads on the water.....sooo when going up or down a river keep to the left

i also seem to remember whe approaching land or going up a river any thing painted red or has a red light keep it on your left or port side and if its green keep it on your right or starboard........pretty when our group was new to water sking we had it back to front we kept going to the left of a red marker only to be pulled up by other skier who were amazed that we didn't hit rocks.....

in answer to your question.....

Port = left and red.......all the short wrds
strarboard = right and green ......all the long words

passing going out to sea?
overtaking another boat i'm guessing you would pass on his port side i.e. he would be on my starboard

or do you mean approaching another boat?
in this case i would keep to the left if possible, he would be on my port

how did i go?

George Corscadden perhaps????

Originally Posted by Saitch

George Corscadden perhaps????

i have no idea......or is there more to the name?

just thinking...i was 16 so old to me at the time probably wasn't all that old