The captain was operating the controls himself.

"When captains operate their boats unsafely and people are killed, they must be held accountable," the federal prosecutor, Karin J. Immergut, said when she announced the charges.

He was turned down but became, probably, the youngest captain ever to operate out of Nassau.

Various types of licenses exist, specifying the maximum vessel size indicated in gross tonnage and in what geographic areas the captain can operate.

-According to Spanish law, only captains who have an official licence can operate motorboats.

Both captain and first officer were operating their first operational flight since the previous summer.

She loved it when she and the captain operated on the same wavelength.

The captain operated the communicator's controls.

Because of its prime location for the seal fishery many captains and steamers operated out of Pool's Island.

Customary international law requires captains to operate under the principles of prudent seamanship, which means caring for the safety of crew and passengers, he says.