BASIC POWERBOATING. SAFETY & RESCUE FOR SAILING INSTRUCTORS 5
If your program or facility has procedures and checklists for fueling, starting and shutting down engines, operating guidelines and limitations for the boats, and securing the boat and its equipment, you are expected to use them.
LICENSES & CERTIFICATES
If a safety boat is being operated as a recreational vessel on U.S. navigable waters and carrying no passengers for hire, a U.S. Coast Guard license is not required for the operator. State boating certificate requirements for operators of powerboats vary state by state, ranging from none to certificates required for all operators. Many states may accept a U.S. Coast Guard license in lieu of a state certificate, but these operators are expected to be familiar with state-specific boating regulations. Operators of recreational vessels should check with their state boating department to ensure compliance with state requirements.
If a safety boat carries up to six passengers and at least one of them is a passenger for hire, then the operator must hold a current U.S. Coast Guard license, such as an Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessel (OUPV) License or a Masters License if operating on U.S. navigable waters. A Limited Masters License (commonly referred to as a “Launch Operators” License) is another possibility, but its geographic limitations, such as operating within the locality of a club or facility, may be too restrictive for most safety boat operations.
If a safety boat is operating on U.S. navigable waters and carries more than six passengers and at least one of them is a passenger for hire, then the operator must hold a current U.S. Coast Guard Masters License, and the boat will be required to be inspected as a small passenger vessel.
U.S. Coast Guard License Related Definitions. Consideration means an economic benefit, inducement, right, or profit, including pecuniary payment accruing to an individual, person, or entity, 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.
Passenger means an individual carried on a vessel except: (i) the owner or an individual representative of the owner or, in the case of a vessel under charter, an individual charterer or individual representative of the charterer; (ii) the master; or (iii) a member of the crew engaged in the business of the vessel who has not
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Example of a state boating certificate
Additionally, the vessel must be registered as a commercial vessel. Vessels of five (5) net tons or more, carrying passengers for hire on U.S. Navigable waters, must be documented with the U.S. Coast Guard and carry a coastwise trade endorsement. If the vessel is under five (5) net tons, it may be registered as a commercial vessel with the state where it is operated.
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