The buttons to the left
and hot links to the left and below, will bring you to various
services and opportunities that the US Coast Guard Auxiliary
offers to the general public.
Want to join the US
Coast Guard Auxiliary or see who we are and what we do
click here
to learn more.
Want to find a Flotilla
near you
click here to use our Flotilla Finder.
October 2008 -
ORION Flair Product Alert -
Orion Safety Products, manufacturer of the Skyblazer
hand-launched red aerial flare (“Skyblazer”), has received a
report indicating the safety sleeve on the Skyblazer may
become detached from the launch tube body during ignition.
Click here to
see their announcement for details.
Updates on this product alert can be viewed directly on
Orion's web site at -
http://www.orionsignals.com/
Public Education - Flotilla
10-13 runs numerous boating safety and navigation classes throughout
the year. A boating safety course is required to operate
a Personal Water Craft (PWC/Jet Ski) on non-tidal waters of
New York and for ALL boaters operating a power driven vessel
on non-tidal waters in the state of New Jersey. For information
click the Public Education button to the left.
Free Vessel Safety Checks
- Our team of trained certified vessel examiners are available
to provide vessel safety checks to review with you all of the
federal and state requirements for your boat as well as a short
list of additional safety items we feel that every boat should
have onboard. Select the link to the left for more information.
For information about
joining our flotilla select the
Membership button to the left.
Going on a trip with your
boat. Learn about filing a float plan with a friend or
relative at
Float Plan Central
or go directly to the
Float Plan PDF document to print off a form to fill
out and give to someone.
Boating
Laws. For information on the boating law changes
in NY and NJ take a look here and
related links from that page. For information
on boating laws for other states as well as NY & NJ try this
site supported by the Boat Ed
NJ State Police Site - Title 13 Chapter 64 - Personal Water
Craft Operation - N.J.A.C 13:64 (2006) (36 page PDF
file Adobe reader required)
NJ State Police site - Title 13 Chapter 82 - Boating Regulations
- N.J.A.C 13:82 (2006) (39 page PDF file Adobe Reader
required)
Recalls
- Want to know when your boat gets a recall notice
from the manufacture.
Owner records
are sometimes incomplete and marine manufacturers may not be
able to contact you with important safety information.
Boat/U.S. has established an easy way for boat owners to be
notified when defect recalls occur.
Register your boat in their
National Recall Alert Registry.
For past recalls check
out the
Coast Guard Recall database at the Coast Guard boating
safety web site.
Leaving the
country?
Recreational boaters going out of
the country to Canada and/or Mexico are now encountering changing
re-entry requirements as they return in their private vessels
to the U.S. To facilitate the ease of return into the country,
the U.S. Customs and Boarder
Protection service now provides a webpage with
guidance for recreational boaters returning to the U.S. from
Mexico and/or Canada.
http://www.cbp.gov/
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/pleasure_boats/
Are you
ready for the next emergency (natural or man made)
in your area. Take a look at the Department of Homeland
Security
America Ready
Campaign site at www.ready.gov
for tips and steps you can take to be ready.
District 1 Local Notice to Mariners
- the USCG District One Local Notice to Mariners
<http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/lnm/d1/>
is available for download from the Department of Homeland
Security Navigation Center web site.
In addition, the 2006 USCG Light List Volume One
<http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pubs/LightLists/V1COMPLETE.PDF>
is available for download and is updated to Local Notice
(16-2006) as is a summary of corrections
<http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pubs/LightLists/Corrections/V1D01.pdf>
