OUPV & 100-Ton Master · Credentials
A 'passenger for hire' is defined as a passenger for whom:
- ANo money changes hands
- BConsideration is contributed as a condition of carriage, whether paid to the owner, operator, or a third party✓ Correct
- COnly the fuel cost is shared
- DA ticket is printed
Explanation
A passenger for hire is one who has paid consideration — directly or indirectly — as a condition of being carried. The presence of even one passenger for hire converts a vessel to commercial passenger service and triggers credential and, above six passengers, inspection requirements.
Authority: 46 CFR 24.10-1; 46 U.S.C. 2101
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