# Ask the guy renting his boat out through AirBnB

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 9, 2016, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-renting-his-boat-out-through-airbnb/759457 "2016-07-09T05:25:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Billdo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billdo/32/315_2.png) [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2016, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-renting-his-boat-out-through-airbnb/759457/21 "2016-07-17T10:21:07Z")

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Do you have your Captain’s license, or have you looked into whether you are required to be a licensed Captain to take passengers for hire?

My understanding from long ago is that to operate a vessel with paying passengers, you must be licensed in an appropriate category by the Coast Guard.

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**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2016, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-renting-his-boat-out-through-airbnb/759457/22 "2016-07-17T11:02:58Z")

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> [@Billdo](#):
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> Do you have your Captain’s license, or have you looked into whether you are required to be a licensed Captain to take passengers for hire?
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> My understanding from long ago is that to operate a vessel with paying passengers, you must be licensed in an appropriate category by the Coast Guard.

Yes, I have had my captain’s license since 2009.

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