Marina del Rey: rules for vendors and boat owners
What Marina del Rey publishes for marine service providers and for boat owners, quoted from the operator's own pages and documents. Each rule shows its source and the date we last read it.
At a glance
- Run by
- LA County Department of Beaches & Harbors (anchorages run by private lessees) (county)
- Region
- Southern California
- Vendor permit
- Commercial Services Identification Card: $10[LA County Department of Beaches & Harbors]
- Rules last checked
- Last verified
Rules for service providers
Before your first job here, line up:
- Commercial Services Identification Card: $10.
- If you clean hulls: BMP certification is required for everyone cleaning hulls in the water (LA County Code §19.12.700). The County's online BMP training is free and valid for two years.
- Apply: Cards are issued by the Harbor Master at the LA County Sheriff's Marina del Rey Station, 13851 Fiji Way, every third Tuesday of the month, 7–10 a.m. Bring photo ID showing a physical address (no P.O. boxes); hull cleaners also bring their diver certification card.
- Permit or registration
Commercial Services Identification Card: $10
Renewal: Every two years
[1]Required for yacht and dock repair technicians, hull cleaners and other businesses operating in Marina del Rey.
Last verified
- Hull cleaning and paint work
- BMP certification is required for everyone cleaning hulls in the water (LA County Code §19.12.700). The County's online BMP training is free and valid for two years.
- BMP-certified cleaners get a Beaches & Harbors burgee to display on their boat in the harbor.
- Hull cleaning that leaves a visible paint plume is prohibited.
- Fines: first two violations are infractions of up to $250; the third is a misdemeanor.
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- How to apply
Cards are issued by the Harbor Master at the LA County Sheriff's Marina del Rey Station, 13851 Fiji Way, every third Tuesday of the month, 7–10 a.m. Bring photo ID showing a physical address (no P.O. boxes); hull cleaners also bring their diver certification card.
[1]Last verified
Rules for boat owners
- Slip fees
The County does not publish anchorage slip rates (each anchorage is managed independently). Burton Chace Park guest docks: $1.25 per foot per night, up to 7 days in a 30-day period.
[3]Last verified
- Copper paint and hull cleaning
Owners can be cited for using a hull cleaner who is not BMP-certified. The LA Regional Water Board adopted a revision of the harbor's toxics TMDL on June 27, 2024 (Resolution R24-003) that sets a 57% cut in dissolved copper from boats by March 22, 2026; one compliance path is showing that 57% of boats use non-biocide hull paint. We did not find State Water Board, OAL or U.S. EPA approval, so final approval is not confirmed.
[4][5]Last verified
- Pump-out
Pump-out at the Burton Chace guest docks next to the 4-hour zone; tie-up is free for up to 20 minutes. No pump-out fee is listed.
[3]Last verified
Hiring someone to work on your boat here
Based on what the harbor requires of vendors, ask your provider for:
- Their Commercial Services Identification Card (current, not expired).
- For hull cleaning: proof of the BMP training or permit this harbor requires.
Marinas these rules cover
- Marina del Rey Marina del Rey
- Burton Chace Park Marina Marina del Rey
- California Yacht Club Marina Marina del Rey
- Del Rey Yacht Club Marina Marina del Rey
- Fisherman's Village Marina Marina del Rey
Private marinas and yacht clubs inside a public harbor can add their own vendor rules on top of the harbor's. Ask the marina office too.
What we looked for and didn't find
- Vendor insurance minimums (none published by the County; anchorages may set their own).
- Liveaboard rules (the County refers boaters to the Sheriff's Harbor Master).
“Not found” means it isn't in the public pages we read, not that no rule exists.
Next steps
- Compare every harbor's vendor requirements
- Total the permit fees for the harbors you work
- Check your insurance against published minimums
- How to become an approved vendor at a California marina
- Starting a hull-cleaning business in California
- Boat owners: how to hire a marine contractor
- Boat owners: hull cleaning interval estimator (copper paint rules)
- All harbors
Sources
- LA County Department of Beaches & Harbors. Marina del Rey Commercial Services ID.
- LA County Department of Beaches & Harbors. Hull Cleaning (BMP certification, LA County Code §19.12.700).
- LA County Department of Beaches & Harbors. Marina del Rey Guest Docks.
- LA County Department of Beaches & Harbors. Marina del Rey Copper Paint TMDL: pollution overview (September 6, 2022).
- Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board. Resolution R24-003, Attachment B (Marina del Rey Harbor toxics TMDL reconsideration) (June 27, 2024).