Have a Qualified Vessel Examiner meet with you at your vessel for a Free Vessel inspection
“The VSC program helps achieve
voluntary compliance with federal and state recreational boating laws,
particularly regarding the carriage of safety equipment. It also raises
boaters’ awareness of safety issues through one-on-one contact by
volunteer vessel examiners.
Vessel Examiners will educate
boaters through direct, face-to-face boating-safety information
exchanges. With this knowledge, it is hoped that recreational boaters
will become more involved in maintaining and operating their boats in a
safe manner, taking boating safety courses to increase their knowledge
and skills in boating, and promoting safe boating to others.
The Vessel Safety Check is
intended to serve as a “prevention through education, outreach and
volunteer compliance” activity and to help recreational boaters gain a
respect for the boating environment as a result of the Vessel Safety
Check encounter.
For the Coast Guard Auxiliary
members, the program also includes Auxiliary Facility Inspections and
examinations of certain classes of commercial vessels.”
What do inspectors
look for?:
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Display of Registration Numbers
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Registration and Documentation
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Personal Flotation Devices (PFD’s
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Visual Distress Signals Required
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Fire Extinguishers
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Ventilation
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Backfire Flame Control
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Sound Producing Devices
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Navigation Lights
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Pollution Placards (Oily Waste
Discharge)
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MARPOL Trash Placards (Garbage
Dumping Restriction)
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Marine Sanitation Devices (MSDs).
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Carriage of Inland Navigation
Rules
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State Requirements
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Overall Vessel Condition (as
applies)
If you have any Questions about a
Vessel Safety Exam please contact Ron Fenn at:
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