Assault by Moorings Captain

[Chas..F]

This may be a little off topic, but regarding holding the US as the gold standard for developing regulations and certifications, I was greatly vexed last fall when I picked up a thin Trinidadian newspaper and found easily four full pages of advertisements selling US OSHA Certification courses for Trinidadian workers.

I presume that the purpose of these courses are to make employees of US companies operating in Trinidad safe from US Government censure and from US-originated law suits.

Nonetheless, to think that, aside from exporting its culture, the US is exporting its bureaucracy is very distressing.

Chas