Charter Boats/Bare Boat Hire

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Charter Boats/

Bare Boat Hire

There are a number of boat charter associations whose members adhere to an agreed code of operation which covers such items as:

Craft that are supplied with a skipper and crew as part of a hire are regarded as Passenger Boats and must be surveyed and licensed by the Marine Survey Office of the IMA. Boats that are offered for hire without crew and for operation by private individuals are classed as charter or bare boat hire.

Charter Boats/Bare Boat Hire

▪Safety equipment supplied.

▪Operating limitations for boats.

▪Training and familiarisation for

customers in handling boats.

▪Emergency backup and

There is a range of boats available for hire to the public. Examples include:

maintenance.

Depending on the type of boat being chartered and the proposed itinerary, some operators will require customers to prove levels of competency to the hiring company’s satisfaction.

▪Cabin Cruisers transiting the

Shannon waterways.

▪Sail boats for use on extended

coastal trips.

▪Boats used for angling on inland

lakes.

Members of the public intending to hire such craft should ask the boat company about the issues listed in sections 9.1 to 9.3.

▪Day boats for short local trips

(coastal or inland).

▪Sailing Dinghies.

▪Kayaks, canoes and stand-up

paddle boards.

▪Windsurfers.

▪Barges.