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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.

Please visit the links on the left sidebar to navigate the Flotilla 10-08 Website. The links at the top of the page are generally for the USCG Auxiliary National Website and will take you away from the Flotilla 10-08 Website.

 For more information on this exciting organization click here

 

Flotilla 10-08 generally meets every 2nd & 4th Thursday each month. The 2nd Thursday is for member training and the 4th Thursday is our business meeting which is held at the Maywood Recreation/Senior Center, 145 West Magnolia Ave, Maywood, NJ. Please contact us via email for more information.



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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


 

Click here to read about Sinbad the Four-Legged Sailor


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.

 

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