When you earn your captain’s license, you envision the empowering feeling of taking the helm on a charter or other commercial boat operation. But the responsibilities and expectations of a licensed captain aren’t always clear to the captain or the client who hires them.
In some tricky cases on the Bay, questions come up about who or what the captain is there to protect. Contracts between captain and client are key. Our partners at the Annapolis School of Seamanship and maritime law expert Todd Lochner dive into what it truly means to be in control—legally, professionally, and ethically.
