Useful & Related Links
NOAA Web Links
NOAA Administrative Orders
NAO 209-125 NOAA Small Boat Safety Program
Small Boat Program section of the OMAO Wiki (NOAA email username and password required to login)
NAO 201-6 Official Flags of NOAA
OMAO Document Management System (must be within NOAA Trusted Campus Network, VPN, or VSAT)
External Web Links
The following links may be useful to the NOAA Small Boat Community. The links to non-government sites are not an endorsement of the organization. This is by no means an exhaustive list of web-based small boat resources and therefore additional useful site addresses are appreciated. Send your useful link to the Small Boat Coordinator.
Navigation Publications & Resources
Light Lists
Local Notice to Mariners (LNM)
USCG Nav Pubs Library
US Chart No. 1: Nautical Chart Symbols, Abbreviations and Terms
US Notice to Mariners (NtM)
United States Coast Pilot
Regulatory Information
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
American Bureau of Shipping
American Boat and Yacht Council
Code of Federal Regulations
US Code
USCG Marine Safety and Environmental Protection Home Page
USCG Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circulars (NVIC) - click on "Library" at homeport.uscg.mil
USCG Marine Safety Manual - click on "Library" at homeport.uscg.mil
USCG Navigation Center - Marine Communications
USCG Office of Boating Safety
UNOLS Small Boat Compendium
EPA - Marine Diesel Engines
Flag Etiquette - Laws and Regulations
Searchable database of USCG approved and certified equipment for use on commercial and recreational boats
EPIRB Registration Form
Deck
USCG Seamanship Manual - a comprehensive collection of information for the small boater
USCG Aids To Navigation Seamanship Manual - information on rigging and weight handling practices
Certified OSHA crane inspectors
Safety & Medical
USCG Health, Safety and Work-Life - Medical Publications and Directives
-- Office of Safety and Environmental Health
-- Lifeboat & Liferaft Survival Equipment
Ship's Medicine Chest and Medical Aid at Sea
USCG Approved First Aid Kit Contents for Lifeboats
The Ship Captain's Medical Guide
Operator Training
USCG Licensing and Documentation
Houston Marine
Pacific Maritime Institute
Fremont Maritme Services
Paul Hall Center
Hampton Roads Maritime Training Center
Maritime Professional Training
Risk
USCG Risk Management
USCG Operational Risk Management
Subscription/News Sites
Maritime Today
Maritime News
National Fisherman
Professional Mariner
WorkBoat
Practical Sailor
Other Links
Great Lakes Association of Science Ships
USCG Prevention Through People (PTP) Program
UNOLS Small Research Vessel Inventory
Environmentally Friendly Boating Supplies