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Grand Lake Sail & Power Squadron Vessel Safety Check Program |
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We are authorized to award GRDA Inspection Decals in 2012 Your single stop for both USPS and GRDA safety inspections |
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Grand Lake Sail & Power Squadron Vessel Safety Check Program |
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We are authorized to award GRDA Inspection Decals in 2012 Your single stop for both USPS and GRDA safety inspections |
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The Vessel Safety Check Program
The Vessel Safety Check Program, was formerly known as Courtesy Marine Examinations (CME's). In 1999, the Auxiliary signed aOn 29 January 2000, the USPS Chief Commander Arthur H. Farr signed a
Memorandum of Agreement with the
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary (USCGAUX) to participate in the Vessel Safety Check
Program (VSCP).
Beginning 1 May 2000 the new VSCP, Vessel Safety Check Program was
launched nation wide by the USCG Auxiliary and
the United States Power Squadrons. Our squadron has been actively involved with this
program since it's inception.
The program is intended to be a service to the recreational
boating public, as a complimentary check of the recommended
safety equipment on the owners boat. If all items are found to be in good working
order one or both of the above decals
are awarded and attached to the boat. Failure of the check is only shared with the
boat owner with suggestions that the
deficient items be repaired or replaced. A followup check will be scheduled when the
vessel is in compliance. We are
not a law enforcement agency and the report is not shared with anyone outside our
organization. Details of the VSC are
provided at the bottom of this page. You may take a virtual VSC at your leisure to
determine if your vessel is in compliance.
Our team of Certified Examiners were busy in 2011 doing a total of 168 examinations Norm Carnett 10Donald Chalupnik 10 Jim D. Chastain 30 Richard Dayringer 3 Roger J. Endo 12 Robert D. Hunt 1 Jim McNabb 13 Stephen Miller 7 William A. Miller 19 James W. Reynolds 7 William H. Sherman 11 Jay A. Spicer 37 Geroge Weston 3
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Our VSC Mascots, notice they are wearing PFD's 
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Commander Jane Montgomery, AP (l) presents the
Century Award to 1st/L Jay Spicer (r) at the April 2009 GLSPS dinner meeting. This
award recognizes Jay's efforts in 2008 of inspecting over 100 boats. Since then Jay has received the USPS Century Award for 2009 and 2010 Contact for all VSC information: Joe Ekaitis |
VSC Locations Date
Marina Location
May 12 Shangri-La May 19 Harbors View Marina *** Beginning of Safe Boating Week
May 26
Tera Miranda
June 9
Arrowhead
Scheduled
times for all marina visitations |
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Vessel Examiners taking a
break at the Harbors View Marina |
Vessel Examiners at Safe
Boating week kickoff at Honey Creek Landing |
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Due to the bad weather this
was the most productive thing we could do. |
Once again weather forced us inside for this picture. Here we are at the ships store at the Dripping Springs Yacht Club |
Do you have one of these placards mounted in your inboard |
Items required to be on hand at a Vessel Exam Registration papers for the vesselPFD's for each passenger, plus (1) type IV Visual distress signals Fire Extinguisher(s) First Aid Kit Operational Horn Navigation and Anchor Lights Oar or Paddle (GRDA requirement) Throwable type IV cushion Backup dewatering device (pail) Operating bilge pump Operating bilge blower Anchor and rode (line) (GRDA requirement) |
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