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"chartering" with guests
Scotty wrote:
"Jeff" wrote in message ... If you look back to my first post in the thread, you'll see I posted the the formal CG memo on the update rules from 1994. In particular, a person is a passenger for hire if they are required to pay "but not including a voluntary sharing of the actual expenses of the voyage, by monetary contribution or donation of fuel, food, beverage, or other supplies." In other words, if you would take them out even if they didn't share the fuel cost, then its not a license requiring situation if you do accept the offer. The previous rules were actually so strict that allowing a friend to "bring the beer" could be considered a charter. What if I receive ''sexual favors'' for a moonlight sail? That depends on whether the favors are voluntary and whether the value exceeds the cost of fuel. In your case, both are doubtful. |
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"chartering" with guests
The whole point in having a licensed captain aboard is that someone has to
be responsible for the passengers and vessel. People are always trying to outsmart the rules. Seems the people that enforce the rules always seem to catch up with these people. I'd bet the second or third time a guy tried to charter his boat without a license and insurance to haul passengers for hire, the real captains on the dock would lining up to turn his ass in. Want to get into the business? Pay your dues like everyone else. "beaufortnc" wrote in message oups.com... Hi, I have a charter captain friend who told me once that there is a loophole around the conventional "6-pack" CG License chartering regulations. He said something to the effect that if you have a contract that specifies that the boat is being rented as a whole to the "guests", that they are able to pick whoever they'd like to be the captain of their "rented" vessel, whether that person is licensed or not. So, in essence, the boat "rental" provides the income, and the "captain" performs duties for free. With this method, he was able to charter his boat with more than 6 guests, and without a captain's license. Does anyone know the real story on this? Was he f.o.s.? Thanks, Mike. |
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