Seward Flotilla to conduct Vessel Safety Checks

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Contact: Sue Lang FSO-PA Seward Flotilla 170-02-05 United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
suelang@alaska.com http://a1700205.uscgaux.info/ (907) 491-9110

Seward Flotilla, US Coast Guard Auxiliary, will conduct Courtesy Vessel Examinations at stations at the North and South Launch Ramps in the Seward Small Boat Harbor on Saturday May 17 and Sunday May 18 from 10 am to 2 pm. A Vessel Safety Check (VSC) is a free courtesy check of your boat (vessel) to verify the presence and condition of specific safety equipment required by Federal, state and local regulations. A Vessel Examiner is a certified member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary who is trained to conduct a VSC. The Auxiliarist will perform the VSC on your boat, discuss the purpose and value of required and optional marine safety equipment, answer any boating related safety questions and make recommendations that will help make you a safer boater. In addition to boating safety education, some important new Homeland Security rules for boaters are discussed.

A list of required equipment is available at The Fish House, Ace True Value Hardware, Storm Chasers and NAPA.

To learn more about Courtesy Vessel Exams or to take a Virtual VSC, visit http://safetyseal.net/what_is_vsc.asp.

The Flotilla will also have a public information booth at the Mustang Moorings building from 10 am – 2 pm, Saturday May 17 & 18 as a part of Seward Harbor Opening Weekend.

For more information about the US Coast Guard Auxiliary or to schedule a VSC, call 224-8237 or visit the flotilla website at http://a1700205.uscgaux.info/ .