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What is a Vessel Safety Check (VSC)?

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 or the US 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.

A Vessel Safety Check involves (where appropriate)

• Numbering
• Registration
• Personal flotation devices (PFD's)
• Visual distress signals
• Fire extinguishers
• Ventilation
• Backfire flame arrester
• Sound producing devices
• Navigations lights
• Pollution placard
• Marpol Trash Placard
• Marine sanitation device
• Navigation rules
• State and local requirements
• Overall boat condition
• Deck free of hazards and clean bilge
• Electrical and fuel Systems
• Fuel systems-portable fuel tanks
• Galley and heating Systems

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 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.

District 28 Vessel Safety Check Report
July 27, 2012

BALBOA

NAME	TOTAL CHECKS	# PASSED	LAST CHECK DATE
Boris F.J. Buzan	2	2	7/10/2012
Wesley S. Heusser	439	384	6/25/2012

TOTAL	441	386

LAKE MOHAVE

NAME	TOTAL CHECKS	# PASSED	LAST CHECK DATE
Patrick Bramble	0	0	6/02/2010
TOTAL	0	0

PHOENIX

NAME	TOTAL CHECKS	# PASSED	LAST CHECK DATE
Terry Gray	7	5	6/06/2012
Jean Gray	5	3	5/19/2012
William A. Johnson	6	4	5/19/2012
Christopher Lockyer-Bratton	0	0	5/21/2011
John J. Lusson	22	18	7/12/2012
Jackie Wanta	8	7	8/12/2012
Ron D. Werner	6	3	5/21/2012
Rose M. Werner	8	6	5/26/2012
TOTAL	62	46

SAN DIEGO

NAME	TOTAL CHECKS	# PASSED	LAST CHECK DATE
Robert Gibbs	1	1	2/24/2012
Lee G. Hornbrook	0	0	2/27/2011
Robert B. Hubbard	18	16	5/26/2012
Katherine Law	12	9	6/29/2012
Donald Litzenberg	26	21	8/04/2012
Shaun McArdle	40	30	8/14/2012
Michael Philbrook	2	1	7/19/2012
TOTAL	99	78

SAN LUIS REY

NAME	TOTAL CHECKS	# PASSED	LAST CHECK DATE
Jan I. Follestad	25	25	7/14/2012
Vicki R. Guillen	0	0	5/21/2011
TOTAL	25	25

SOUTH BAY

NAME	TOTAL CHECKS	# PASSED	LAST CHECK DATE
TOTAL	0	0

DISTRICT 28 TOTALS	Checks	Relative to prior year	Passed	Relative to prior year	Pass/Fail
2012	627	67%	535	67%	85%
2011	940	123%	791	125%	84%
2010	763	127%	632	123%	83%
2009	602	146%	513	153%	85%
2008	413	83%	336	87%	81%
2007	498	150%	387	141%	78%
2006	331	132%	274	141%	83%
2005	251	117%	195	124%	78%
2004	217	150%	157	144%	72%
2003	145	146%	109	158%	75%
2002	99	104%	69	95%	70%
2001	95	--	73	--	77%

The squadrons of USPS District 28 have 19 qualified Vessel Safety Check Examiners
To contact one near you all you need is your zip code.

Chairman District 28 Vessel Safety Check Committee
P/C Ron Werner, SN

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This page last updated August 25, 2012