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From: Al Golden (no email)
Date: Tue Aug 24 2004 - 12:20:03 EDT
|| Yes you could do deliveries as crew but, with some
|| experience, you could get paid to deliver a boat if you
|| have your license.
Actually, there is no LEGAL requirement for a delivery captain to be
licensed on the size boats generally being discussed here. You'd only
need a license to carry passengers for hire in the US.
|| Also, I believe a lot of insurance companies (Al Golden,
|| do you want to jump in here?) offer discounts on premiums
|| with a CG license.
That's true, though whether it's enough of a discount to make it
worthwhile is questionable.
|| Another reason is strictly subjective. It's a good reality
|| check on one's own skills and knowledge of navigation,
|| rules of the road, etc...
That's true!
|| The last reason is that when you're chartering somewhere
|| (B.V.I., etc..) things go more smoothly when you can
|| present a license as part of your CV or experience list.
Possibly...
Finally, the old wives tale that having a license makes you "more
liable" is just plain nonsense. In fact, just the opposite may be true.
We've seen collision cases where one operator was licensed, and a
greater weight seemed to be given to his testimony than to the other
party. Most companies CREDIT the liability premium as well as the hull
premium for licensed captains.
Al Golden
International Marine Insurance Services
800-541-4647 - toll-free
410-827-3757 - vox
410-827-3758 - fax
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