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Below are links to help you become a safer boater:

Boating Safety Resource Center: The official web site of the U.S. Coast Guard’s boating safety division:

Safety Issues (Vessel safety checks, boating safety courses, life jackets, etc.)

Federal Regulations (Parts of U.S. Code pertinent to Recreational Boating Safety)

DSC Radio introduction–Youtube video (From Auxiliarist Rusty Gardner)

Free Online boating safety courses (From BoatU.S. Foundation)

Knot-tying skills (Animated demonstrations of important knots)

Pre-Departure Checklist (Avoid problems underway)...PDF file

Safe boating course database (Resource center of BoatU.S. Foundation)

L earn Safe Boating Practices from the Coast Guard Auxiliary (Boy Scouts of America)...PDF file

Promote BSA Safety Afloat with a Free Vessel Safety Check (Boy Scouts of America)...PDF file

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Return to Division 9's Home Page.

Below are links to help you become a safer boater:

Boating Safety Resource Center: The official web site of the U.S. Coast Guard’s boating safety division: