BOND REQUIRED HIRE WITHOUT LICENCE NSW, VIC & QLD: THE RUNABOUT IS POWERED BY A 40hp ENGINE. GENERALLY SPEAKING YOU NEED A BOAT LICENCE TO OPERATE THIS VESSEL. FOR CUSTOMERS WHO WISH TO HIRE BUT DO NOT HOLD A VALID BOAT LICENCE, WE PLACE A RESTRICTOR ON THE ENGINE, LIMITING THE SPEED OF THE VESSEL TO LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO OPERATE THE VESSEL IN SPECIFIED SMOOTH WATER AREAS ONLY. WA: ALL CUSTOMERS MUST HOLD A VALID BOAT LICENCE ON EVERY VESSEL REGARDLESS OF VESSEL SPEED.