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					Originally Posted by buckman  You don't need a captains license for Commercial and for around 4k you could get the stuff you need. I have priced it out. That being said, I don't think 4k is alot of money when you consider the cos of boat and gear. I was thinking it would be smart to have the stuff regardless. Alot of Recs go where and when the  Comm's go anyway. | 
	
 No one said you needed a Captains license for a general Category permit, what we said was you needed the Captain's license for a 
Charter/headboat permit. Two different permits. 4K for the safety equipment is a lot closer to reality than the 2K someone else suggested.