Peggie,
Thanks for the answer. That's pretty much what I figured.
Paul


Peggie Hall wrote:
Paul Schilter wrote:

I have been told that a person could captain any size boat he'd
want to provided there is no commercial interest. In other words if a
person could afford a 150' boat he wouldn't be required to have a
Captains license or hire a Captain to pilot the vessel. Is this correct?


Yes and no...he can buy it, and he can run it. But unless he can prove
that he's acquired to skills to do so, he prob'ly won't be able to
insure it, or even get liability insurance to cover him on it. Someone
recently posted on a board I visit that they wanted to move up from a
24' to 50-something...every insurance company he talked to told him he'd
have to have a licensed captain onboard for at least a full year and
then be able to prove that he was competent to handle it himself after
that before they'd continue the insurance without a licensed captain.