Scillypete
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Just what bits of paper would I need if I was to start doing skippered chartering?
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TwoStroke
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The first one that springs to mind is Public Liability Insurance.
<hr width=100% size=1>How much to fill'er up!
<hr width=100% size=1>How much to fill'er up!
jhr
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.......for which I suspect you'd find it difficult to get cover unless you had Yachtmaster or equivalent, or lots of vouched-for experience.
Also DOT (I think?) charter coding for the boat.
Lots of risk assessments
Dunno after that but I bet there are other things. And lots of inessentials that would catch you out if something went pear-shaped. F'rinstance: your guests succumb to food poisoning en voyage after sampling your boil-in-the-bag casserole. "So, Mr X, you have a Food Hygiene certificate, don't you"? "Err... no".
Cynical? moi?. But I've no doubt that, to be a successful charter skipper, you need to be the kind of person who isn't put off by the obstructions of grinding bureaucracy. Go for it!
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.......for which I suspect you'd find it difficult to get cover unless you had Yachtmaster or equivalent, or lots of vouched-for experience.
Also DOT (I think?) charter coding for the boat.
Lots of risk assessments
Dunno after that but I bet there are other things. And lots of inessentials that would catch you out if something went pear-shaped. F'rinstance: your guests succumb to food poisoning en voyage after sampling your boil-in-the-bag casserole. "So, Mr X, you have a Food Hygiene certificate, don't you"? "Err... no".
Cynical? moi?. But I've no doubt that, to be a successful charter skipper, you need to be the kind of person who isn't put off by the obstructions of grinding bureaucracy. Go for it!
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webcraft
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To charge people money to take them to sea you need a minimum of a Coastal Skipper ticket with a commercial endorsement. That's the easy bit, just pay your money and take the exam . . . probably better to go straight for YM, you might want to do a week's preparatory course first with a reputable sailing school. For the commercial endorsement you need a certificate to say you have done a sea survival course, plus a medical. You must already have a current First Aid certificate to sit the exam.
The boat must be coded - which can be expensive. You might need a new gas installation, new liferaft, lifejackets etc, plus an annual inspection. Your boat might also need structural work to make it compliant, although this is less likely.
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The boat must be coded - which can be expensive. You might need a new gas installation, new liferaft, lifejackets etc, plus an annual inspection. Your boat might also need structural work to make it compliant, although this is less likely.
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