CHARTER BOAT COMPANIES
Protect your business and your customers
Nowhere is immune from meth contamination. Meth cooks are becoming more and more imaginative about where they set up their labs.
In fact, any place that can be used for manufacture without attracting attention can potentially become a meth lab, including charter boats.
It is not only the risk of a becoming a lab, that could potentially destroy your vessel, but the risk of contamination from meth users who may be hiring your boats.
A pre-hire test and subsequent test on return gives hire companies and owners peace of mind that such illegal activities have not being carried out at their expense.
The smoking or manufacturing of methamphetamine results in airborne deposits on wall surfaces, carpets, counters and furniture. Solid forms of methamphetamine can be spilled and worked into carpets and upholstery.
Even small amounts of contamination are known to have adverse effects on anyone coming in contact with the chemicals present in methamphetamine.
Remember, meth users cover all walks of life from rich to poor.
Why bother to meth test?
- Meth contamination is rarely visible
- Meth labs are quick to set up and disassemble and can be found in any place where it won’t attract attention
- Vessels contaminated by meth poses serious health risks. Are you willing to compromise the health of people hiring your boats?
- Decontaminating a vessel can literally cost tens of thousands of dollars
- If the boat is badly contaminated, it may not be possible to clean it sufficiently to be considered safe
- Insurance cover for decontamination may be unlikely
- Any vessel with a meth history will typically sell below market rates.
- Loss of hireage income while decontamination occurs
- The potential for being sued by future customers should they be affected by contamination