We just had a seriously bad experience with an exchange student who came to
us writing that she had a Spanish Professional Skipper Licence.
It showed she had never sailed before, not telling us about it, had gotten
thelicence together with her university degree as marine biologist and fell
asleep during an anchor watch.
Result 3000 Euro worth of damages.
This just as a little hint to what a paper is worth and as a skipper to make
sure that the persons you have on board have sufficient insurance to cover
damages they cause.
Chris
www.sailingforthesea.com