stevenwalker211278 Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Hi im looking to hire a boat that holds 150 plus passengers anyone have any ideas where i can find one thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenBravo Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Jolly Roger. There office is down the Chalong Pier road, close to the pier on the north side of the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 (edited) Jolly Roger. There office is down the Chalong Pier road, close to the pier on the north side of the road. No way. Too small for that and not allowed to take that many passengers as well. Don't have any better suggestions though. Edited October 15, 2012 by stevenl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petercallen Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Try the ferry pier in Phuket town, i have seen spare boats there not being used They may be seaworthy as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegum Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 The biggest I know holds about 80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenwalker211278 Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 thanks for the replies 80 passengers is a start any details of this boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegum Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 thanks for the replies 80 passengers is a start any details of this boat Its not minebut a friend told me. PM me for details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMan Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Someone tried the party boat thang before.. if that is what you want to do.? I would start with a TAT license..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisinchaam Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 What dates do you need one? Have a Thai friend with a large boat in Phuket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandBert Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Someone tried the party boat thang before.. if that is what you want to do.? I would start with a TAT license..... You only need a TAT license if you want to advertise the fact that you are TAT registered. MOst people don't. My friend that was running one here certainly didn't especially for 100,000 baht for the pleasure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 (edited) Someone tried the party boat thang before.. if that is what you want to do.? I would start with a TAT license..... You only need a TAT license if you want to advertise the fact that you are TAT registered. MOst people don't. My friend that was running one here certainly didn't especially for 100,000 baht for the pleasure No. You need a TAT license if you are active in the tourism sector in any kind or form (tour agent, diveshop, hotel, etc. etc. And you have to mention your license number on your communications. So if the OP wants to start a partyboat, as suggested, he needs a TAT license. Edited October 17, 2012 by stevenl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenBravo Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Nowhere does the OP intimate he wants to start a party-boat business. I got the impression he just wants to hire a boat for a private party he is putting on, which makes the TAT accreditation point moot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petercallen Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Someone tried the party boat thang before.. if that is what you want to do.? I would start with a TAT license..... You only need a TAT license if you want to advertise the fact that you are TAT registered. MOst people don't. My friend that was running one here certainly didn't especially for 100,000 baht for the pleasure No. You need a TAT license if you are active in the tourism sector in any kind or form (tour agent, diveshop, hotel, etc. etc. And you have to mention your license number on your communications. So if the OP wants to start a partyboat, as suggested, he needs a TAT license. The OP wants to hire a boat so why would he need or want a TAT license Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Nowhere does the OP intimate he wants to start a party-boat business. I got the impression he just wants to hire a boat for a private party he is putting on, which makes the TAT accreditation point moot. That's the impression I have as well, I just wanted to point out that ThailandBert's post is simply not true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shot Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 If this has anything to do with a thread that was running, he would need that license. IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandBert Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Nowhere does the OP intimate he wants to start a party-boat business. I got the impression he just wants to hire a boat for a private party he is putting on, which makes the TAT accreditation point moot. That's the impression I have as well, I just wanted to point out that ThailandBert's post is simply not true. I know of several boat businesses here on Samui and NONE have a TAT license. go to Koh Tao and I doubt you will find more than a couple of dive schools that have them and at last count I think there was 48. When my friend bought his party boat here he was told the same thing. He looked into it and as said he only needed it if he wanted to be TAT certified. Maybe they do things different over that side ! Can you link to the law that states you need one ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 (edited) Nowhere does the OP intimate he wants to start a party-boat business. I got the impression he just wants to hire a boat for a private party he is putting on, which makes the TAT accreditation point moot. That's the impression I have as well, I just wanted to point out that ThailandBert's post is simply not true. I know of several boat businesses here on Samui and NONE have a TAT license. go to Koh Tao and I doubt you will find more than a couple of dive schools that have them and at last count I think there was 48. When my friend bought his party boat here he was told the same thing. He looked into it and as said he only needed it if he wanted to be TAT certified. Maybe they do things different over that side ! Can you link to the law that states you need one ? Yes, I know many businesses operate there without one. Here they would not last a week, but be shut down straight away. Even for a workpermit in a profession where TAT license is required the labour department will demand the TAT license and some more paperwork. Can't show you the TAT information on this, their website must be one of the worse sites in existence, but check out e.g. this website. Edit: See also this thread, with information from a TV sponsor. Edited October 17, 2012 by stevenl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandBert Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Steve I have just phoned my friend who has a dive shop on Tao and asked and he just laughed. he said the same as me, maybe 4 - 5 on the island. I also called a Thai friend who has the biggest speed boat and jet ski business on the Samui and he said he will never give TAT 100,000 Baht for sticker. I have also just flicked through loads of dive school websites and can't find any sign of TAT or mention that they are TAT certified on any of them. As you say maybe it is different over that side but here it seems optional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandBert Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Also, if he is just chartering the boat then surely the boat owner would be the one required to have the license ands not the person hiring the boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Steve I have just phoned my friend who has a dive shop on Tao and asked and he just laughed. he said the same as me, maybe 4 - 5 on the island. I also called a Thai friend who has the biggest speed boat and jet ski business on the Samui and he said he will never give TAT 100,000 Baht for sticker. I have also just flicked through loads of dive school websites and can't find any sign of TAT or mention that they are TAT certified on any of them. As you say maybe it is different over that side but here it seems optional No,not optional. It is just that on that side these laws are very laksed enforced. You will e.g. also hardly find any dive instructors here without workpermit, there you will hardly find any with. And believe me,t hat can be quite frustrating sometimes. An instructor here pays about 5,000 Baht taxes per month, we pay about 150 Baht per person per day for the required accident insurance, bond of 100.000 Baht TAT license, bi-annual renewal of TAT license, etc. etc. Without these things courses and daytrips would be a lot cheaper here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Also, if he is just chartering the boat then surely the boat owner would be the one required to have the license ands not the person hiring the boat Yes, of course, but there was the suggestion he is starting a party boat business. And if that were the case he would need the TAT license. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandBert Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 What if he just starts a party business ? he doesn't own a boat and simply charters one when he needs one. maybe the odd beach party, pool party, boat party. That would be my way of doing it. This side are now quite hot on the work permits for instructors etc There was even one in the jail here a few months ago. Glad I'm now on retirement visa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 (edited) What if he just starts a party business ? he doesn't own a boat and simply charters one when he needs one. maybe the odd beach party, pool party, boat party. That would be my way of doing it. This side are now quite hot on the work permits for instructors etc There was even one in the jail here a few months ago. Glad I'm now on retirement visa Party business? TAT license required, whether he has his own boat or not is irrelevant. Edited October 17, 2012 by stevenl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 (edited) What about a liquor licence, workpermit? Edited October 17, 2012 by FritsSikkink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandBert Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 I had a bar. party every night. No TAT license ever I think the guy needs to relocate to Samui where he can party till he drops and no 100,000 license needed I can even get him a very nice party boat as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenwalker211278 Posted October 17, 2012 Author Share Posted October 17, 2012 hi guys just to clarify i have done these party boats for many many years in the clubbing capital of the world IBIZA also i done a few in samui to which went really well im not really sure about this T and T thing or work permits etc .. im sure if you line the right pockets none of this will matter as same as much of thailand thanks for all the feed back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenBravo Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Good luck. It's been tried before a couple of times here in Phuket, but, nobody did it successfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 hi guys just to clarify i have done these party boats for many many years in the clubbing capital of the world IBIZA also i done a few in samui to which went really well im not really sure about this T and T thing or work permits etc .. im sure if you line the right pockets none of this will matter as same as much of thailand thanks for all the feed back Here on Phuket it will matter. Good luck, sounds like you'll need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Now everybody knows that the future organiser of a boatparty in Phuket doesn't have any license or workpermit. Disaster waiting to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Now everybody knows that the future organiser of a boatparty in Phuket doesn't have any license or workpermit. Disaster waiting to happen. I wouldn't worry too much about that information being available here. But it is inevitable the wrong (or right, however you want to look at it) will see what he is doing, and will make sure that the enterprise will end. And without proper licenses you're a very, very easy prey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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