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If you're thinking about chartering a

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vessel this weekend , the Coast Guard

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would like to offer a few tips . Ask to

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see the captain's coastguard license .

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If the captain cannot produce a license ,

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we recommend you don't get on the

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vessel . If you're chartering a vessel

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with more than 6 passengers , you

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should ask the captain to see the

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vessel's certificate of inspection .

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It's a document to show . that the

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vessel has been examined by the Coast

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Guard . Chartering an illegal passenger

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vessel can put you and your family at

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harm . All too often the operators of

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the vessels do not have Coast Guard

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licenses , nor are they trained on

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emergency procedures , nor do the

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vessels have the proper safe operating

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equipment . If you suspect an illegal

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charter vessel , you can notify the

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Coast Guard through Cis Tips , which is

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an app that you can download and put on

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your cell phone .