For water taxi operators
Run your boat. We'll fill the diary.
Water Taxis Australia is the national booking platform for water taxi operators. We send paying jobs straight to your phone — you tap accept, we handle payment, paperwork and customer comms.
How it works for skippers
SMS job offer
When a customer books in your area, every available supplier gets the offer at once. Tap the link to accept.
First in, best dressed
Whoever taps accept first wins the job. If you're busy, ignore — no penalty, no rostering, no app to babysit.
We collect, you get paid
Card payment, surcharges and tax invoice are all handled by us. Your earnings are settled daily (next business day), less our commission.
Where we dispatch
We're actively onboarding operators in these regions. Jobs are matched to your home region only — a Sydney boat will never see a Whitsundays job.
Sydney Harbour
Our flagship network — wharf transfers, events, cruise terminals.
Whitsundays
Island & resort transfers, Airlie Beach to Hamilton and beyond.
Gold Coast Broadwater
Broadwater, canals and Surfers Paradise wharves.
What you'll need
- Current AMSA-compliant commercial vessel (Class 1C / 1D)
- Valid skipper certification and business insurance (we'll ask for copies)
- An Australian mobile that can receive SMS job offers
- An ABN and a bank account for daily settlement (paid next business day)
- Our published fare schedule is a guide — you can adjust the quoted price when you accept a job if it doesn't suit. The customer is charged the price you confirm.
Already running your own booking software?
If you already use a dispatch or reservations platform, you can share your API key with us and we'll push accepted jobs straight into your system — no double entry. Status updates flow back automatically. Tell us about it on your application below, or message us from the operator portal once you're signed in.
- Jobs auto-created in your system
- Skipper assignment stays in your dispatch
- We handle the customer-facing booking flow
- Keys are encrypted at rest, never exposed publicly
Ready to start accepting jobs?
Send us your vessel, region and skipper details. We'll come back within one business day.
Already an operator? Sign in to the operator portal.