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What is a Vessel
What is a Vessel
Safety Check (VSC)?
Safety Check (VSC)?
It is an opportunity to have your
vessel’s safety equipment
examined by a qualified vessel
examiner of the U.S. Coast Guard
Auxiliary. There are NO fines,
penalties, or reports to any agency.
If your vessel is properly
equipped, you will be awarded the
current VSC decal to display on
your vessel. Display of the decal
does NOT guarantee that you will
not be boarded.
But, provided you do not remove
any equipment, you’ll have peace
of mind knowing you have the
required equipment in an
emergency and know where it’s
located in the event you need it or
are inspected by boating law
enforcement.
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The
The
15
15
minute
minute
VSC
VSC
includes a check of:
includes a check of:
1–Numbering
2-Registration
3-Lifejackets
4-Visual Distress
5-Fire Extinguishers
6-Ventilation
7-Backfire Flame Arrester
8-Horn
9-Navigation Lights
10-Pollution Placard
11-Trash Placard/Plan
12-Marine Sanitation
Device
13-Navigation Rules
14-State and Local
Requirements
15-Overall Vessel
Condition
and more!
Boating Safety
Boating Safety
Education
Education
During the Vessel Safety Check
(VSC), in addition to helping
clarify various federal, state, and
local regulations, the vessel
examiner will have an
opportunity to discuss with a
fellow boater the purpose of
having the correct marine safety
equipment, and be able to discuss
local boating conditions and
answer safety related questions.
This is
a
one-on-one
education!
Some of the discussion
topics include:
Safe Boating Classes
Charts
Float Plans
Weather
Accident Reporting
and more!