Charlie Sledd

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  Published on: 9/13/2009    Last Visited: 9/13/2009  

  It was a 20-year low, primarily because of gas prices, said Charlie Sledd, outreach director for boating safety with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
  
  "I really think that affected two things: how often people went to the water and how much traveling they did on the water," Sledd said.

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  Published on: 8/19/2007    Last Visited: 8/19/2007  

  The General Assembly this year passed a law that requires boaters to take courses in operation and safety, said state boating law administrator Charles Sledd.
  
  The law is being phased in gradually.By July 2009, any boaters age 20 or younger will have to be able to prove they have taken a course that meets established national standards.The courses will be available in classroom and Internet settings, Sledd said.
  
  By July 1, 2010, this law will apply to boaters 35 or younger.Boaters with 25 years or more of experience will likely be able to take a test rather than a full course to be in compliance, Sledd said.

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  Published on: 9/14/2007    Last Visited: 12/11/2007  

  PWIA is pleased to announce that Virginia Boating Law Administrator Charlie Sledd was presented with its 2007 Boating Safety Leadership Award during the 48th Annual National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) conference in Burlington, Vt.Charlie Sledd is the first to receive this new PWIA annual award that recognizes a single boating law administrator who has made great strides in the boating law community throughout the year.
  
  Click here for more information.

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  Published on: 8/23/2008    Last Visited: 8/23/2008  

  Charles A Sledd

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  Published on: 8/15/2008    Last Visited: 8/15/2008  

  Charlie Sledd, VA

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  Published on: 8/15/2008    Last Visited: 8/15/2008  

  Charles A Sledd

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  Published on: 6/30/2009    Last Visited: 7/1/2009  

  "A lot of people in that under 20 category have already taken a class," DGIF State Boating Law Administrator Charlie Sledd said.
  
  Sledd pointed out that some will have taken the course to comply with a rule that's been in place for several years that requires 14- and 15-year-olds to have completed a boater education course before they were allowed to operate personal watercraft.
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  Sledd noted that one state simply implemented a date five years distant by which time all of its boaters had to be qualified.
  
  "You can guess what happened," Sledd said.
  
  Virginia officials didn't want to deal with a half-million boaters rushing to get qualified as a deadline approached, so implementing the requirement gradually will help the program manage the huge number of boaters who must eventually get through the system.
  
  Sledd said Virginia has about 250,000 registered boats, most with multiple operators. The total number of boaters could reach 750,000, Sledd said.
  
  About 5,000 Virginia boaters annually have been voluntarily completing a boater education course.
  
  Sledd said he expects the years leading up to July 1, 2012 and July 1, 2013 to be particularly busy.
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  Sledd said the DGIF offers links to four approved Web-based course providers.
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  "They should take about six hours," Sledd said of the Internet courses.
  
  There won't be a universal boater education card or license issued under the new program. The card or certificate from the completed course will serve as proof of completion.
  
  For boaters who want a specific card, the DGIF will offer an optional card for $10. The agency will be ready to start issuing those cards in the next couple of weeks, said Sledd, who added that it had already received requests -- and payments -- for several cards.

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  Published on: 2/15/2008    Last Visited: 2/15/2008  

  "We're looking forward to the public's input on the regulations' structure," said Charlie Sledd, DGIF's boating safety director and state boating law administrator."These are suggestions that make the regulations better for the boating community."
  
  Virginia residents can make comments online, via e-mail or by mailing a letter to the DGIF office in Richmond.
  
  "We take all those comments and then come back to the [DGIF] board and suggest final regulations based on the public's comments," said Sledd.
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  While the lake has the highest collision count in Virginia, Sledd noted that the lake also has the most boat traffic in Virginia.

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  Published on: 9/14/2009    Last Visited: 9/15/2009  

  Charlie Sledd, outreach director for boating safety with the department, says the low number last year was thanks largely to gas that cost up to $4 per gallon.

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  Published on: 3/23/2007    Last Visited: 3/25/2007  

  Charlie Sledd

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