Recreational Boating

• Recreational Boat Safety -- the U.S. Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety is dedicated to improving the knowledge, skills and abilities of recreational boaters with the ultimate goal of reducing the loss of life, injuries and property damage that occur in U.S. waterways.
• Boating Safety Courses
• Aids to Navigation -- placed along coasts and navigable waters as guides to mark safe water and to assist mariners in determining their position in relation to land and hidden dangers.
• Equipment Requirements for Recreational Boats
• Regulations that Cover Recreational Boaters
• Marine Sanitation Devices
• Cruising the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System -- The Great Lakes are an attractive cruise destination with the cultural diversity and vast cultural beauty of 2,300 miles of inland waterways.
• Report a possible safety defect in a recreational boat
• How to obtain a captain's license
• Frequently Asked Boating Questions
• Recreational Boating Safety Grants