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One of the primary missions of the Recreational Boating Safety (RBS) outreach efforts for the Auxiliary and the Woods Hole Flotilla is the Vessel Safety Check (VSC) program. This courtesy check ensures that recreational boats meet, or exceed, Federal and Massachusetts regulations for safety equipment.

Below are pictures of Woods Hole Flotilla members conducting Vessel Safety Checks 

In order to become qualified as a Vessel Examiner (VE), you must be Basic Qualified (BQ) however, you can begin to work towards this once you're Application Pending (AP) status.

You also need to complete the online Introduction to Risk management course 100202. Access can be found in the "Online Training & Testing" section to the left in the Member Training section.

You will also need to read the Vessel Safety Check Manual and become familiar with the Federal and Massachusetts Boating Regulations. These are found via the links below. Then, you must pass an online test (90%). Once you've accomplished that you then complete 5 supervised VSCs with a qualified VE. Once these 5 are complete, they are entered into AUXDATA,

Once you are in AUXDATA as BQ and show as completing the Intro to Rick Management online course, you will become qualified as a Vessel Examiner (VE) in AUXDATA and you will be able to conduct VSCs on your own.

Click here for a PDF version on the most recent Vessel Safety Check Manual

Click here for a PDF version of the Federal Requirements for Recreational Boats 

Click here for a PDF version of the MA Guide to Boating Laws and Regulations

You can also access an online version of MA Boater Safety Handbook 

You can visit Vessel Examiner & Partner Visitation website to learn more about the Vessel Examiner and the RBS Program Visitor program

Go to the National Testing Center to take the VE Test

Also, you can contact our FSO-VE, Russ Gasdia with questions