Outfitter & Guide Requirements and Legal Responsibilities
Utah Requirements for Outfitting Companies:
- Register annually
- Have a current business license
- Trip authorization permits (contract to access and perform business on public land)
- Have current liability insurance at levels required by the access permitting agency
- Have a drug-free workplace policy
- Designate and provide a list of company agents (someone to act in behalf of the company)
- Certify following (before trip leaders & guides carry passengers)
- Each trip leader and guide must:
- Obtain the required levels of vessel operation and training
- Obtain the appropriate first aid and CPR certificates
- Each trip leader and guide must:
- Ensure that trip manifests are created and provided to the trip leader and a copy is retained on file at the business location for six years
- Ensure that the trip leader performs a vessel safety check and passenger orientation prior to embarking
- Maintain each vessel in its fleet according to good marine practices and standards
- Maintain a file of maintenance and inspections performed on each vessel for the duration of the vessel’s operation plus six years
- Perform an annual inspection of each vessel
- Outfitting companies with larger, motorized vessels will also need to participate in a five-year inspection program performed by a trained inspector representing the Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation
- For a more detailed description, please refer to Utah Administrative Code R651-206
First Aid & CPR Standards
Outfitting companies are responsible for researching current first aid and CPR courses that meet the National Emergency Medical Services Educational Standards. See the link below to compare the course your guides must have to carry passengers for hire.
Click HERE for the National EMS Education Standards.
The Vessel Inspection Program
Vessel Inspection Forms
Resources & Study Guides
Outfitter & Guide Requirements and Legal Responsibilities
Utah Requirements for Outfitting Companies:
- Register annually
- Have a current business license
- Trip authorization permits (contract to access and perform business on public land)
- Have current liability insurance at levels required by the access permitting agency
- Have a drug-free workplace policy
- Designate and provide a list of company agents (someone to act in behalf of the company)
- Certify following (before trip leaders & guides carry passengers)
- Each trip leader and guide must:
- Obtain the required levels of vessel operation and training
- Obtain the appropriate first aid and CPR certificates
- Each trip leader and guide must:
- Ensure that trip manifests are created and provided to the trip leader and a copy is retained on file at the business location for six years
- Ensure that the trip leader performs a vessel safety check and passenger orientation prior to embarking
- Maintain each vessel in its fleet according to good marine practices and standards
- Maintain a file of maintenance and inspections performed on each vessel for the duration of the vessel’s operation plus six years
- Perform an annual inspection of each vessel
- Outfitting companies with larger, motorized vessels will also need to participate in a five-year inspection program performed by a trained inspector representing the Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation
- For a more detailed description, please refer to Utah Administrative Code R651-206
First Aid & CPR Standards
Outfitting companies are responsible for researching current first aid and CPR courses that meet the National Emergency Medical Services Educational Standards. See the link below to compare the course your guides must have to carry passengers for hire.
Click HERE for the National EMS Education Standards.
The Vessel Inspection Program
Vessel Inspection Forms
Resources & Study Guides