Boating Safety Information
If you properly prepared for safe boating with good current information and have the proper equipment that you may need aboard, then you will have an enjoyable and safe trip. Here is some helpful information for boaters:
General Information:
Before You Go Boating - Checklist
Hurricane Preparedness Information
Emergency Preparedness Checklist
Local & State Information:
N.C State Maps, Boat Registration, Fishing License Information and Publications
N.C. Department of Marine Fisheries
Current National Weather Service Marine Weather
Find a State Boating Access Site
Disaster and Emergency Preparedness for Flooding and Hurricanes
SECTOR NC terms for HURRICANE CONDITIONS
Reporting a Boating Accident - For NC Accident Report for accidents within three miles of the NC Coast, call the NC Wildlife Dispatch Center, 800-662-7137.
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