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jumpman980

License for sailing a sailboat?

Do I need to get the license to sail in US and Caribbeans waters, or having my friend who is experience with sailing can show me and teach me?
Thanks a lot!!

    



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david
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No license required to go out for recreational purposes. Go out with your friend, have fun and learn more about this fun sport. If you wish to charter, having a bareboat certification helps. If you wish to take people out for hire in the U.S., you need your captain's license.


Tivogal
how bout putting this one in Hobbies? it doesn't seem like a cruise ship question.

good luck


Mary L
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If you simply want to said your own boat around without carrying passengers or cargo for hire, I don't think licensing is required by law, but you should check into what may be required anyway! (Even a swap of services is often considered "for hire".) Also, some marinas require particular skills prior to allowing a boat to enter their waters, so check with them. Further, insurers often want to be certain of skills and experience as a condition of providing coverage, so be sure to check with your insurer. If you have any plans at all for commercial use of a boat, you absolutely need to check the maritime laws! A place to begin with all this is your local US Coast Guard station.


Sam M
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You do not need any licenses or certification to take your own boat sailing.

The only circumstances under which you'd need a master's (captains) license is if you were to take passengers for hire (and had an engine on the boat; oddly enough, the USCG doesn't care about chartered boats without engines).

That being said, I highly recomend you get certified in keel boats by US Sailing, or a similar certification. Also, keep in mind certifications may lower your insurance.





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