Razorback71854
Cadet
- Joined
- May 3, 2015
- Messages
- 8
Hello folks, I'm new to the forums.. I've been lurking an reading topics on the board for a little while and I bought my first boat a few months ago. I've taken family members out on it a few times since then, but I'm hoping to take some friends and possibly other people they know out during the summer to ski/tube.
I'm wondering if I should have my lesser known passengers sign any sort of waiver to protect myself in the event of an accident, or if thats unnecessary for me as an individual who is not accepting any payment. It would seem to me that under those circumstances a reasonable person would assume that they are accepting the risk of an injury from an accident with the excepting of negligent operation on me. I'm obviously not a lawyer though and I don't have experience with this sort of thing.
I don't even know if most boat operators even think about this.. I'm just hoping to get opinions from someone with experience with this sort of thing.
I'm wondering if I should have my lesser known passengers sign any sort of waiver to protect myself in the event of an accident, or if thats unnecessary for me as an individual who is not accepting any payment. It would seem to me that under those circumstances a reasonable person would assume that they are accepting the risk of an injury from an accident with the excepting of negligent operation on me. I'm obviously not a lawyer though and I don't have experience with this sort of thing.
I don't even know if most boat operators even think about this.. I'm just hoping to get opinions from someone with experience with this sort of thing.