Sunshine Rick
Veteran Member
But the topic here is regarding taking passengers for hire. To do that, the vessel must be Inspected if carrying more than 6, or more than 12 if over 100 GT. Even if it's a Bareboat Charter, it still needs to be Inspected if over those limits. I am currently a Master for an Uninspected yacht over 100 GT. We can take as many guests as I deem safe for an owners party (about 35 in our case.) But if we take a charter party out, we are limited to 12 total passengers. To take more for hire, we would have to be an Inspected vessel. Even if we were to Bareboat charter the vessel to someone who provided their own captain and crew, they would still be limited to a maximum of 12 passengers for hire.