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Grand Lake Sail & Power Squadron

Vessel Safety Check Program

100th Anniversary Color Logo

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We are authorized to award GRDA Inspection Decals in 2013

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 a
Memorandum of Understanding with the United States Coast Guard that put the USCG Auxiliary in charge of overall operation and
administration of the Vessel Safety Check Program. It also allowed for the expansion of the program to other organizations. The
USCG Auxiliary turned to the United States Power Squadrons as a logical partner.

On 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 2012 doing a total of 204 examinations

 

Donald  Chalupnik 23

Richard Dayringer 4

Joseph Ekaitis 53

Roger J. Endo 19

Robert D. Hunt 5

Jim McNabb 6

William A. Miller 24 

James W. Reynolds 11

Jay A. Spicer 59

 

 

 

 


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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. 
The Century Award is a national USPS award.
Jay was awarded the Century Award for 2009 at the USPS Annual meeting in Orlando.

Since then Jay has received the USPS Century Award for 2009 and  2010 

Contact for all VSC information:

Joe Ekaitis
Squadron VSC Chairman
918-787-8998
jme@groveemail.com

 

   VSC Locations
around the lake in 2013

     Date                   Marina Location         
 

Based on our experience from the past three years a change will be made in 2013 concerning which marinas we will visit.  Watch this page for those marinas which will be visited.

           

   Scheduled times for all marina visitations
   are 1000  to 1400 (minimum)

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Vessel Examiners taking a break at the Harbors View Marina
(L to R) Norm Cornet, Bob Hunt, Jay Spicer and Bill Miller

Vessel Examiners at Safe Boating week kickoff at Honey Creek Landing
(l to r) Bob Hunt, Bill Miller, Jay Spicer, George Weston, Jim Reynolds, Richard Dayringer, Norm Cornett, Don Chalupnik, Colman Darby, Bill Sherman

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Due to the bad weather this was the most productive thing we could do.
At the Southwinds Marina

Once again weather forced us inside for this picture.  Here we are at the ships store at the Dripping Springs Yacht Club

 

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Do you have one of these placards mounted in your inboard
engine compartment.  If not be sure to request one
when you have your vessel examined.

Items required to be on hand at a Vessel Exam

Registration papers for the vessel
PFD'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)

Take a Virtual VSC Test    Proper method of displaying registration numbers
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