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Vessel Safety Checks are not a boarding or law enforcement issue. No citations will be given if boats do not meet the safety requirements.

Safety equipment is not only required depending on size of the vessel, it's important and should be in good working order. A free Vessel Safety Check will help you in both of these key areas, meeting the Federal and State Safety Equipment requirements and making sure it's in good working order. VEs (Vessel Examiners) in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and United States Power Squadrons are all volunteers. In addition to Vessel Safety Checks, both organizations also provide Boating Safety Courses that meet or exceed National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) standards.

A Vessel Saftey Check is a free check of a vessel’s equipment for compliance with federal and state safety requirements. The vessel examiners performing this service have been trained to look for some of the more common problems, which might occur in your boat or its associated safety equipment. Some of the items we check are;

bullet Proper display of numbers
bullet Registration/Documentation
bullet Personal Flotation Devices; Life Jackets
bullet Visual Distress Signals
bullet Fire extinguishers Ventilation
bullet Backfire flame control
bullet Sound producing devices
bullet Navigation lights State requirements
bullet Overall vessel condition

If a vessel meets all of the Vessel Safety Check (VSC) requirements it is awarded a VSC decal.