Make Money With Your Captain's License: How to get a Job or Run a Business with Your Boat

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A practical guide to turning your love for boating into money in the bank

You may dream of making your passion for the sport a means for a livelihood. Whether you are looking for new employment possibilities or wanting to remain active in your golden years, Captain Brown can help turn your dreams of making money afloat into a reality.

Brown describes how to get a job on a boat or run a practical boat-based business, including fishing charters, excursions, dinner cruises, and water taxis. He also covers business issues, safety, marketing, liability, and Coast Guard licensing requirements. The author details the possible ups and downs and risks about running a boat-based business.

Table of Contents

• 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

About the Author

David G. Brown, coauthor of Boatbuilding with Baltek DuraKore, The Last Log of the Titanic, and White Hurricane, holds a 100-ton Master’s license, and has run commercial boats for 16 years. He owns and operates a water taxi and excursion boat on the Maumee River in Toledo, Ohio.

Make Money With Your Captain's License: How to get a Job or Run a Business with Your Boat