3. How many passengers may I accept?

Compliance with applicable law, insurance, rules and regulations is your responsibility. Typically, up to six people, called a “six pack”, are allowed if either yourself or a captain under your employment is sailing your boat. Captains must have appropriate license and boats must have commercial insurance. There is also an interpretation of the rules, often referred to as “bareboat”, whereby many charter companies take out up to twelve. This requires that the charter customers sign a separate agreement that they have hired their own captain, separately from your charter business. Boats that accept over twelve must be certified under a rigorous coast guard inspection process, and are referred to in the charter industry as “inspected boats”