A 46-year-old member asked:
Wat do i do if boating and they start drinking?
2 doctor answers • 9 doctors weighed in

Dr. Frank Holmesanswered
Sports Medicine 24 years experience
Learn to drive: Learn to drive the boat, so that you can be a designated driver.
5.8k viewsReviewed Sep 29, 2020

Dr. Robert Purchase commented
Orthopedic Surgery 24 years experience
Good advice. Take control of the situation.
Jun 22, 2012


Dr. Pierre Moeseranswered
Specializes in Rheumatology
Depends: If you are piloting the boat and others are drinking moderately and are in control, there may not be a problem. If drunken passengers interfere with boat safety, return the boat to the dock and tie up. If you are not the captain, then apply the same logic as you would in a car. A car's driver or a boat's captain cannot be drinking. See http://www.Dbw.Ca.Gov/pubs/alcohol/ba.Pd.
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Last updated Sep 29, 2020
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