Charter Boat Inspection?

[GLF]

What do they check for when they inspect a boat that will be used for charter fishing?

Is there a list a person can go by? How much does an inspection cost? What happens if you do not pass the inspection? Do you have to pay again for a second inspection, after you make the corrections?

[Walleye Express]

What do they check for when they inspect a boat that will be used for charter fishing?

Is there a list a person can go by? How much does an inspection cost? What happens if you do not pass the inspection? Do you have to pay again for a second inspection, after you make the corrections?

They check everything from bow to stern inside and out on your first inspection. All switches, cables, life preservers, gas/oil lines and connections, all have to be up to their specks and codes. All safety equipment, labels and warning lights, buzzers and postings have to be legable and/or in clear view. First inspection is done out of the water and is $250.00. With dry dock and dock side inspections alternating after that every other year for $150.00. This may or may not change in the next year or two, as the DNR is trying to get out of the boat inspection business claiming it's not profitable and because of their recent budget pinch. This may spell a change not wanted by the MCBA or me. If turned over to private inspection companies fees for both the inspection and insurance fees may go up and loose the reliabilty standards we've enjoyed for years. If you fail the inspection with minor stuff, you still recieve your certificate with the list of the things to be fixed and are expected to fix them by the time you recieve your license sticker and start chartering. Now lets talk liability, dock fees, equipment, the time you'll be gone and the stresses at home. Ya.... all us charter captains are millionares with happy families. "NOT"