Sail &
Power Squadron, Portsmouth NH
, working in partnership with the United States Coast Guard
and the United States
Coast Guard Auxiliary, provides free vessel safety
checks for any pleasure boat.
A Vessel Safety Check is a courtesy examination of your boat (Vessel)
to verify the presence and condition of certain Safety Equipment required
by Federal & State regulations. The Vessel Examiner is a trained specialist and
is a member of
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.
This is not boarding or a law enforcement issue. No citations will be
given as a result of this encounter and no information
will be relayed to law enforcement personnel. We will supply you with a copy of
our evaluation so that you may follow some
of 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 helps you be prepared so that if a boarding does occur it will be a positive encounter.
Another bonus is that some insurance companies give discounts on
your insurance with a VSC Decal.
Check with your insurance company for possible
discounts. Some of the items we check in a Vessel Safety Check are;
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Proper display of numbers
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Registration/Documentation
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Personal Flotation Devices; Life Jackets
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Visual Distress Signals
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Fire extinguishers
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Ventilation
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Backfire flame control
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Sound producing devices
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Navigation lights
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State requirements
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Overall vessel condition
If you are interested in this service, fill out the form below and click
on the submit button. A USPS Vessel Examiner will
contact you to arrange
a safety check.
If you have nagging question about a VSC or concerns on your ability to obtain a VSC Decal for your vessel, email
Past Commander
Lee R. Chasse (AP) Certified VSC Examiner <Click Name> and your question will be answered
in a timely manner.
To see what a Vessel Safety Check form contains, you must have Adobe Reader on
your computer. The sample form
is available for download and printing here:
VSC Form
If your browser is not set up to send e-mail messages from forms, you
may get a failure message when you click on the
submit button. Also,
if you are using the AOL browser, the form data will not be sent.
If you are NOT using an AOL Browser,
just fill in the form and click SUBMIT and
I'll get the info. If you ARE using an AOL Browser just send me your name and
telephone number and one of us will contact you about an inspection. Click
my name for normal email:
Lee R. Chasse
SPECIAL NOTE: If you are a Marina, Boat Dealer or Marine
related store,
we can arrange for a special day
of VSC's right at your location for the
convenience of your customers
For more
information contact your
local USPS Unit Commander by clicking
HERE
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