Is a USCG Certificate of Inspection Required for a Nonprofit Group’s Boat?

I volunteer for a nonprofit organization in Northern California whose services include taking inner-city kids and their parents out for tours of San Francisco Bay. We were recently approached by the Coast Guard and advised that this kind of operation must be run on a vessel with a Certificate of...

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Dan says:

August 28, 2022 at 4:19 pm

Can you tell us the outcome of this? And if appropriate the name of the non-profit ORG. The non-profit I’m involved with has an opportunity to take on a donated boat and we’re wondering about this. Thanks!

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