[ve-l] ve-l Digest, Vol 12, Issue 1

Wed Mar 19 17:16:28 EDT 2008

The Wing book on rules of the road is the one now used in the USPS Seamanship Class.

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>   1. New West Marine Discount Coupons Available (Robert Miller)
>   2. VSC Errors (Robert Miller)
>   3. Coast Guard to Emphasize Life Jacket  Wear (Robert Miller)
>   4. USPS Guide OK for COLREGS carriage requirement? (Dave Donkers)
>   5. Re: USPS Guide OK for COLREGS carriage requirement?
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>Message: 1
>Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:15:21 -0800
>From: "Robert Miller" <boatsafe at comcast.net>
>Subject: [ve-l] New West Marine Discount Coupons Available
>To: "ve-1" <ve-l at usps.org>
>Cc: 'Ron LaPlante R/C' <rlaplante at wideopenwest.com>,	"'Harold J.
>	Morris - D25'" <haltoyone at frontiernet.net>,	'Harold Oslick - D/Lt/C'
>	<HOslick at aol.com>, afwkxtn at juno.com,	"'Luis A. Ojeda- R/C'"
>	<tesco at coqui.net>,	Shirley Van Rhee <solitude at goldcommcable.com>,	"Ron
>	D. Werner - D28" <Ronald.Werner at gd-ais.com>,	'Bob Palmer SN'
>	<r2pmhp at mindspring.com>,	Tish Cullen - D13 <lvtishp at aol.com>,	'Bob
>	Miller - Stf/C' <boatsafe at comcast.net>,	Tom Roscoe
>	<Trawler34 at verizon.net>, Joe Leitz <joeleitz at bellsouth.net>,	'Everett
>	W Stebbins - P/D/C' <esteb22760 at aol.com>,	Shamus O'Fraherty - D-32
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>All VEs,
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>The West Marine has authorized VSC Discount Program again for 2008. The
>coupons are available for download and printing from the VSC home page
>http://www.usps.org/national/vsc/. They should be printed two sided if at
>all possible and can be black and white but the barcode must be visible to
>be accepted. 
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>Vessel Safety Checks Save Lives, 
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>Bob Miller
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>Message: 2
>Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:10:16 -0800
>From: "Robert Miller" <boatsafe at comcast.net>
>Subject: [ve-l] VSC Errors
>To: "ve-1" <ve-l at usps.org>
>Cc: Vessel Examiners Discussion Group <ve-l at usps.org>
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>Ahoy VEs,
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>We now have 2008 status on the VSC web site. We also have our first month of
>ERROR reports. There are a few duplicates showing up so far but we have an
>inordinate number of reports for NON-QUALIFIED examiners. In fact a full
>11+% of all VSCs reported to date are for non-qualified examiners. Please
>check the reports online to get these corrected. Thanks from your National
>VSC Committee.
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>Regards,
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>Stf/C Bob Miller
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>Message: 3
>Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:15:30 -0800
>From: "Robert Miller" <boatsafe at comcast.net>
>Subject: [ve-l] Coast Guard to Emphasize Life Jacket  Wear
>To: "ve-1" <ve-l at usps.org>
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>Coast Guard to Emphasize Life Jacket Wear February 27 2008 
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>A key outcome of the Coast Guard's Recreational Boating Safety program is to
>reduce loss of life on the water.  A major component of that program is to
>convince boaters to wear their life jackets while on the water. Various
>media campaigns have been utilized in the past without a major shift in the
>desired outcome.
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>A Vessel Safety Check (VSC) provides the vessel examiner an opportunity to
>educate the boater on the value and importance of life jacket wear. During
>the VSC, the criteria for selecting, sizing, and inspection of life jackets
>is reviewed and demonstrated to the boater.
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>Public education courses are another venue to demonstrate the variety of
>life jackets available. Of paramount interest is the inflatable life jacket
>which offers the boater a comfortable and reliable life saving option.
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>Public affairs activities, such as safety exhibits at boat shows, provide
>another venue to illustrate to the public the variety of life jackets
>available in the market place.
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>The Coast Guard's Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety firmly believes
>that our vessel examiners, public educators and public affairs
>representatives should be role models for life jacket wear and are
>encouraging them to wear their life jackets during vessel safety checks,
>public education classes, and public affair events. As an incentive for
>demonstrating the "right behavior" on and around the water, inflatable life
>jackets branded with the "Wear It" logo will be made available (on a loner
>basis) to each Flotilla and  Squadron. 
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>Inflatable life jackets will be distributed to local units which will be
>responsible for the custody, maintenance, and utilization of this equipment
>and annual reporting of the local inventory through respective chain of
>command to the Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety, Program Operations
>Branch (CG-54222). The expectation is that they will be leveraged to provide
>the maximum possible exposure to support the wearing of life jackets. 
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>Peter Urgola,
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>USCG Auxiliary
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>Chief, Vessel Examination Dept.
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>Bob Miller
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>US Power Squadrons
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>Chairman, VSC Committee
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>Message: 4
>Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:25:37 -0500
>From: Dave Donkers <donkers at aps.anl.gov>
>Subject: [ve-l] USPS Guide OK for COLREGS carriage requirement?
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>Greetings  --
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>OK - this is a bit long, but bear with me.....
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>I have just come across the USPS Guide, "The One-Minute
>Guide to the Nautical Rules of the Road", by Charlie Wing,
>published by McGraw-Hill and available through USPS.
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>I have found it to be an excellent guide to the rules,
>written in plain language and giving clear descriptions
>of what the rules mean to recreational boaters.  It's an
>"easy read" - you can pick it up and start anywhere and
>get something useful out of it.
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>It has a section that has the Rules in full (with some
>explanatory material added).  No, I haven't proofed it to
>check that it's accurate word-for-word.
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>The reason I'm writing this is not as a book review, but
>because the book states on the cover that it "Satisfies
>Coast Guard requirements for carrying the rules on board".
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>33CFR88.05 states "The operator of each self-propelled
>vessel 12 meters or more in length shall carry on board
>and maintain for ready reference a copy of the Inland
>Navigation Rules."  Hmmmm...  No mention of having to carry
>the International Rules, but I'm sure that's in there
>somewhere.  8^)
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>As Vessel Examiners can we accept this book instead of the
>traditional red/white/blue bound COMDINST M16672xxxx?
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>Almost more importantly, if we pass a vessel that is only
>carries this book and they get inspected by the USCG, will
>the USCG accept it?  I don't want to put a boater in a
>position where they might get a ticket for something we
>accept - they've got our name and phone number on the form.
>
>I know the argument that "If you've got the money for a boat
>XX feet long, spend the money for a 'regulation' copy...".
>Let's face it, money is tight, and I'd rather suggest a copy
>of the rules that gets used that having one that sits in a
>locker getting moldy.
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>By the way, the book lists for $18.95 on the McGraw-Hill
>website, but your SEO can order them for $13.50.  If they're
>acceptable, sell them for 15 or 16 bucks and let your
>squadron make some money.
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>Any advice, approvals, comments etc.?
>
>Dave Donkers
>VSC Chair
>Education Officer
>DuPage Power Squadron
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>Message: 5
>Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:42:56 EDT
>From: ShaunMcA at aol.com
>Subject: Re: [ve-l] USPS Guide OK for COLREGS carriage requirement?
>To: donkers at aps.anl.gov
>Cc: ve-l at usps.org
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>Dave,
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>Since the USCG does the boarding and is the ultimate arbiter, I suggest  
>asking them.
> 
>P/C Shaun McArdle, AP
>Vessel Examiner
>SAN DIEGO SAIL& POWER SQUADRON
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