Make Money With Your Captain's License by David G. Brown
Are you wondering how to turn your boat captain's license into a successful career? Are you wondering about the best ways to make money by utilizing your boat and license? "Make Money With Your Captain's License: How to get a Job or Run a Business with Your Boat" by David G. Brown provides a step by step approach to taking advantage of a lucrative opportunity.
Throughout the book, Brown gives real life examples of jobs for boat captains and how to turn your dream into a reality. He walks the reader through the many opportunities including: fishing charters, tourist outings, dinner cruises, and water taxis. His text illustrates the numerous jobs for boat captains.
Furthermore, Brown outlines the various laws, regulations and issues surrounding the various times of money making opportunities. Further, he describes the general licensing requirements that all captains and boat owners must account for.
Lastly, Brown covers the basics of marketing, safety and risk that all captains must consider. He also describes basic business issues that will help the reader achieve the highest profit possible.
Brown holds a 100-ton Master's license with 16 years of experience in the commercial boating industry. He currently operates a water taxi on the Maumee River near Toledo, Ohio and is also the author of two other boating books.
Subject: How-to procedures and instructions to help you make money with your Captain's License. ISBN-10: 0071475230 | ISBN-13: 9780071475235 | McGraw-Hill 75235
- U.S. Coast Guard Licenses
- Becoming a Pair Captain
- Captain as Entrepreneur
- Researching Your Business
- Planning and Funding Your Business
- Choosing Your Business Boat
- Hiring and Managing Employees
- Business, Marine, and Employee Insurance
- Marketing Your Business
- Customer Policies
- Passenger Safety
- When Things Go Wrong
- Food and Beverage Service
- Pro Forma Business Plan
- Online Resources
- Prequalification Form for Purchasing a Used Inspected Vessel
- Index