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Located in North East-Bergen County, New Jersey, Flotilla 10-08 offers its members the ability to serve their country as Americas Volunteer Guardians while receiving free training in areas such as: Search & Rescue, Navigation, Weather, Crew & Coxswain.
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Coast Guard renames operational districts
The U.S. Coast Guard announced the renaming of its operational districts from numerical to geographic designations, a key initiative under Force Design 2028 (FD2028). This change will not impact operations or change existing geographical district boundaries.
This strategic change will help the District names more accurately reflect the regions they serve and represent. The new geographic names, approved by the Department of Homeland Security, are as follows:
Current Name New Name
District 1 USCG Northeast District
District 5 USCG East District
District 7 USCG Southeast District
District 8 USCG Heartland District
District 9 USCG Great Lakes District
District 11 USCG Southwest District
District 13 USCG Northwest District
District 14 USCG Oceania District
District 17 USCG Arctic District
Renaming operational districts revises a numbered system established during World War II, when the Coast Guard operated as part of the Navy to ensure alignment between the services. In the 80 years since the Coast Guard separated from the Navy, the Service has maintained the numbered districts. However, the Navy stopped using numbered districts over 25 years ago.
Click here for the full article as posted on the mycg.uscg.mil website
Please click the below links for important information about the Kidde brand fire extinguisher recalls
Kidde Fire Extinguisher Recall
ABC News report on fire extinguisher recall
Important New Jersey Boating Regulation Information
As of June 1, 2009, all persons MUST have taken an approved boating safety course and posses a Boating Safety Certificate to operate any power vessel over 12' long on New Jersey tidal or inland waters. All persons operating a personal watercraft must also possess a Boating Safety Certificate.
State Requirements NJ Boating Safety Manual Text of Law
NOAA BookletCharts
The NOAA BookletChart™ is a product that you can print at home for free. BookletCharts are made to help recreational boaters locate themselves on the water.
