You only need a US Captain's license if you are operating in US waters.
Bear in mind, regardless of your license situation, your insurer may be
insuring your for recreational use only and could void the policy if it
finds out you are using the boat commercially.

--
Dennis Gibbons
S/V Dark Lady
CN35-207
email: dennis dash gibbons at worldnet dot att dot net
"peter kaiser" wrote in message
...
dear readers
from time to time we get a charter. 2-3 people for some days. We live on
our
boat for 6 month out of the year. We are based in Guatemala/Rio dulce. It
is
not a big buisness but nice to get some $ to make repairs. There is the
problem. If somethings happens. How is my leagal position. I don t have a
captain license. It is fun to have guest on board and we got some realy
good
friends this way. But what happens when something happens. I am also
planning to go to Cartagena this winter and would take people with us. I
need to know more about the legal side.
You can see more under www.awab.net
thanks for the advice.
peter

Dennis Gibbons wrote:
You only need a US Captain's license if you are operating in US waters.


That will certainly put a kink in the operation of thousands of
freighters, tankers, cruise ships, and other commercial vessels
operating to and from American ports each day.

Since the poster is probably German and is possibly operating a vessel
registered in Germany, as master he need only meet the licensing
requirements of the "flag state" of his vessel, probably Germany.

If he is a German citizen he can not obtain an American license in any
event even if his vessel is American registered and since he did not
claim any desire to operate in US waters the US has sweet FA to do with
anything anyway except for militaristic adventures involving teenagers
with machineguns claiming to keep the US free of drugs and "terrists."

Rick

Rick,
In reading the original post, it was evident that the query did not involve
the type of craft to which you allude.
He was wondering if he could use his private vessel at a charter boat.
From that posting, it was clear that he did not intend to operate it in US
waters. There fore he does not need a US CG license.
Simple question, simple answer.
Why the attitude?

--
Dennis Gibbons
S/V Dark Lady
CN35-207
email: dennis dash gibbons at worldnet dot att dot net
"Rick" wrote in message
...
Dennis Gibbons wrote:
You only need a US Captain's license if you are operating in US waters.


That will certainly put a kink in the operation of thousands of
freighters, tankers, cruise ships, and other commercial vessels
operating to and from American ports each day.

Since the poster is probably German and is possibly operating a vessel
registered in Germany, as master he need only meet the licensing
requirements of the "flag state" of his vessel, probably Germany.

If he is a German citizen he can not obtain an American license in any
event even if his vessel is American registered and since he did not
claim any desire to operate in US waters the US has sweet FA to do with
anything anyway except for militaristic adventures involving teenagers
with machineguns claiming to keep the US free of drugs and "terrists."

Rick

Simple question, simple answer.
Why the attitude?

Because:

"You only need a US Captain's license if you are operating in US waters."

Is a ridiculous statement.

Rick