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What is a Vessel Safety Check (VSC)? See what
Channel 10 in Saint Petersburg, Florida had to say... A Vessel Safety Check is a courtesy examination of your boat (Vessel) 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 of the United States Power Squadrons or the US Coast Guard Auxiliary. They will also make certain 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 you can be prepared to make this a positive encounter. Do you have a safe boating related website? If so link to us and provide your visitors with access to our database of volunteers to perform a FREE vessel safety check in our I Want a VSC system. NOTICE/DISCLAIMER: The CONTENT of all U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary world wide web pages is unofficial and not authority for action with the following exception: Statements of policy or procedure provided by members of the Chief Director's Office, National Elected Officers or Department Chiefs posted on this web page should be regarded as official statements. Views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard or the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Information may be reprinted, except AP wire stories and articles republished from other sources. Commercial use of Coast Guard Auxiliary emblems, logos, or other graphics must be approved by the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. Links to non-Coast Guard entities are provided for the convenience of our customers and do not, in any way, constitute an endorsement of the linked pages or any commercial or private issues or products presented there. Some pages on this site are created using the Adobe PDF file format to retain the original page formatting. If you do not have the Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download a free copy from Adobe's website. Need a viewer for Microsoft Office products like Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint and more? Click here to download them for free.
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