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Both of these options will require you to renew your USCG MMC (captain’s licence). I think a Masters Near Shore is required. You will also need the basic STCW if you are doing anything international, which would include from one Island group to another.
One final option would be to just be the captain on a day boat and not deal with the overnight guest. If you want to go down and check it all out you can do that, but you might just go down before the season starts and get a day charter job and get the lay of the land while still making some money and contacts.
I hope all this helps, but if not just let me know what else I can explain.
Shane
John,
Thanks for writing. If I understand your question you are wanting to get advice because you want to live in the Caribbean as a professional captain. Given that you are a scuba diver I see two different options, but both require a dive masters or instructor certification. First you could become a captain/diver on a dive boat taking groups out for a couple hours to dive. I am not really in that group, so all I can really say is just look up all the dive shops in the area you want to be in and chat with them.
The second option is as the captain on a term charter boat that offers diving also.
Hi shawn
I was reading your guide on operating charter boat. I am interested. I lived aboard and sailed SF Bay over 20 years on 3 different sailboats. I am a US Coast Guard Vet, certified as sport & commercial diver. I took the US Coast Guard Captains test and passed 100% but I ‘ll need to retest. I would be starting out from scratch and suggestions? Is it possible to partner with a group? Im only interested in serving as the boats captain Im 60 y/o not super flush with cash thought it would be an option. I thought maybe not chartering for a year just to check out the lay of land
Open to suggestions
John Harvan