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Coast Guard Auxiliary offers Vessel Safety Checks to help save lives

If law enforcement inspected your boat today, would it pass? FREE vessel safety checks are available from trained U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary members. 

VESSEL SAFETY CHECKS

The Vessel Safety Check is a complimentary check of your boat conducted by members of the Auxiliary, confirming that it meets both federal and state requirements for safety. No citations are issued and the results of the safety check are not reported to any enforcement agency, but a decal is awarded to display if the vessel has passed the examination.

An example of some of the items checked include:

  • Personal Flotation Devices (life jackets)
  • Registration and numbering
  • Navigation lights
  • Ventilation
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Distress signals (flares, horn, etc.)
  • Battery cover and connections

All of these items are currently required by state and federal laws and, if missing or non-operating, can result in a citation if your vessel is inspected by the Coast Guard.

The Vessel Safety Check gives you a risk-free way to check that you meet the legal minimums and to potentially avoid a citation later.

   FOR MORE INFORMATION

  • Visit SafetySeal.net - A website devoted exclusively to the Vessel Safety Check program co-sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and the United States Power Squadrons.
  • Contact a member of the Auxiliary at your local Marina.
  • Confidential between you and the examiner.
  • At a time and place convenient for you.

To schedule a complimentary vessel safety check by Flotilla 113-03-03 at your boat, contact:
  James Blair Stewart, FSO-VE
   Cell: (916) 302-6575
   Email: k9jbs@surewest.net