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While taking the prep course for the coast guard commercial capt license the
instructors view on the subject was that if a passenger brought aboard a sandwich or a bottle of pop for you the passenger was paying you for the boat ride. Or similarly, if you take friends water skiing and share refreshments they have brought you are being compensated and require a license because you were "hired" to do the trip. If I were you I'd get your insurance companies view in writing and proceed with the trip! Don Dando |
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![]() Don Dando wrote: While taking the prep course for the coast guard commercial capt license the instructors view on the subject was that if a passenger brought aboard a sandwich or a bottle of pop for you the passenger was paying you for the boat ride. Or similarly, if you take friends water skiing and share refreshments they have brought you are being compensated and require a license because you were "hired" to do the trip. Your instructor may not be familiar with the provisions of Title 43 in the Code of Federal Regulations as revised in 2002. At one time, he was most certainly correct from a technical standpoint- but under current practice nobody is going to consider the ski boat owner a commercial operator if he accepts a can of Diet Coke out of somebody's ice chest. Then again, it may be in the best interest of your instructor's employer to foster the impression that every Tom, Dick, and Harold that takes anybody out on the water for even the most casual social engagement needs to spend the $$$$ to attend the school and become a "real" captain. If I were you I'd get your insurance companies view in writing and proceed with the trip! Don Dando |
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