Schedule of Vessel Safety checks

The Squadron will be conducting local, voluntary, free Vessel Safety Checks During the Month of June as Follows:

Please check this page often for additional times and locations for Vessel Safety Checks

All Vessel Safety Checks are Free and voluntary

If you desire a VSC at a more convenient time or location, contact or leave a message with Walter Riley, VSC Chairman, Certified Vessel Examiner, 978.927.5189

The Vessel Safety Check Program is an effective, proactive preventative safety program unique to the recreational boating community. It insures that key marine safety equipment is present, is within prescribed functional limits, and is compliant with Federal, State, and local regulations. It provides the examiner an opportunity to discuss with the recreational boater, the purpose of the marine safety equipment, to clarify various Federal, State, and local regulations, to emphasize specific safety procedures and practices, to answer any boating related questions and to encourage additional boater education.  For many years, the US Coast Guard and the USCG Auxiliary have provided complimentary Courtesy Marine Examinations (CME's) for boaters nationwide. In an effort to modernize and expand the CME program, the Coast Guard set a goal of examining 1.3 million vessels annually by the year 2002. This will require 32,500 trained examiners doing an average of 40 vessels a year. To meet that challenge requires recruiting, training, and certifying a large cadre of volunteer examiners to conduct the new USCG Vessel Safety Checks. The USPS is the oldest and largest non-profit boating education organization. With 60,000+ members, dedicated to boating safety and education, the USPS was a logical choice in expanding the program. Hundreds of USPS members are already certified to perform Vessel Safety Checks and more are currently being trained. The USPS has been accepted as a full partner with the USCG and USCG Auxiliary. Other partners will be named in the future. Vessel Safety Checks conducted by USPS members are as thorough and as valid as the former Courtesy Marine Examinations conducted by the USCG and USCG Auxiliary.