Businesses in this category hire out passenger-carrying boats and other watercraft without a skipper or crew. Customers take responsibility for operating the vessel during the agreed hire period, which may last for a few hours, a day or longer. The craft can include small motorboats, sailing boats and yachts, as well as canal or river boats intended for leisure trips. Hire arrangements may be described as self-drive, bareboat or uncrewed charter. Services typically include booking and handover, an explanation of the vessel's controls and operating limits, and information about local waterways, navigation and mooring. Boats are generally supplied with required safety equipment, such as lifejackets, and hirers are given instructions on its use and on emergency procedures. Operators may set minimum age, experience or competence requirements, restrict where a boat can travel, and specify how it must be returned.