USPS ®, working in partnership with the
United States Coast Guard and the United States Coast Guard
Auxiliary, provides free vessel safety checks for
any small boat.
A Vessel Safety Check is a courtesy examination of your
boat to verify the presence and condition of certain Safety
Equipment required by State and the Federal regulations.
The Vessel Examiner is a trained specialist and is a member
or the US Power Squadrons or the US Coast Guard Auxiliary.
In addition to performing the vessel safety check, they
will also make recommendations and discuss certain safety
issues that will make you a safer boater.
This is not boarding or a law enforcement issue. No citations
will be given as a result of this encounter. We will supply
you with a copy of our evaluation so that you may follow
some of the suggestions given. Vessels that pass will be
able to display our distinctive VSC decal. This does not
exempt you from law enforcement boarding, but helps you
be prepared so that if a boarding does occur it will be
a positive encounter.
Some of the items we check in a Vesssel Safetry Check are;
Proper display of numbers
Registration/Documentation
Personal Flotation Devices; Life Jackets
Visual Distress Signals
Fire extinguishers
Ventilation
Backfire flame control
Sound producing devices
Navigation lights
State requirements
Overall vessel condition
To obtain your free vessel safety check, contact
us and our Safety Officer will be in touch with you
as soon as possible.
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