I would be happy to pay an extra $10-$20 per licence just to see more CO's out there.
Unfortunately, I've been only been approached 5-6 times in the last 20 years, worse yet on at least one occasions, it was not a pleasant experience. Take the one "drunken with power guy" experience away, and I'd be more than happy to have a CO at my boat every second outing.
I think these guys have a tough job with all the criminals out there and simply not enough resources and manpower.
Only one way to fix that - generate (or allocate) more funds to enforcement.
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