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Originally Posted by Piscator
From what I understand and what I've been told, "legally" the only way someone can legally accept buy-in money for a trip, "including chipping in for gas" is only if the "captain" has a captains license. Now we all know that is impossible to enforce but pretty sure that is how the law is on the books.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
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Yes you are wrong, that was the rule until about ten years ago, but the Coast Guard revised it so that cost sharing was allowed, but no profit was allowed. But I think in the situation we are talking about, it wouldn't be an issue, since all of the charter boat captains have their license.