As of April 2015, 11 states have some variation of a liability insurance requirement or aircraft financial-responsibility requirements, which require GA aircraft owners to demonstrate financial ability to cover potential losses incurred in an accident (see figure below).
Show on map. For all our friends who are not familiar with the Gulf of Tehuantepec, it is a large bay on the Pacific side of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, the narrowest area of land which separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Pacific Ocean.how on map. For all our friends who are not familiar with the Gulf of Tehuantepec, it is a large bay on the Pacific side of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, the narrowest area of land which separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Pacific Ocean.
Depth. The average depth in the Gulf is 5,298 feet. The reported maximum depth is a matter of debate, but ranges as deep as 14,400 feet. Sea Current. The prevailing sea current in the Gulf of Mexico has water entering by means of the Yucatan Strait, between the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba. It then circulates around the Gulf and streams out the Florida Straits into the Atlantic Ocean, producing that ocean's Gulf Stream. Mineral Resources. Offshore energy extraction is a major industry in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil and natural gas industries employ 55,000 Americans alone in the Gulf's waters. Fun Fact