The buttons to the left
and hot links to the left and below, will bring you to various
services and opportunities that the US Coast Guard Auxiliary
offers to the general public.
Want to join the US Coast
Guard Auxiliary or see who we are and what we do
click here
to learn more.
Need a Boating Class click here.
Want to find a Flotilla
near you
click here to
use our Flotilla Finder.
September 2009
- In NY State,
starting Nov. 1, kayakers, canoeists and those aboard all
other boats under 21 feet must wear Coast Guard-approved
personal flotation devices while on New York's coastal
waters, lakes, rivers and other waterways. The rule will
remain in effect through May 1. Violators face fines ranging
from $25 to $100. Similar seasonal requirements for
wearing personal flotation devices apply to canoes and
kayaks in Massachusetts and to all manually propelled
vessels, including rowboats, in Connecticut. The New
York law is broader, affecting all pleasure craft, including
small sailboats and motorboats, according to the state
Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
See our boating Laws page for full
text of article from the associated press
February 2008 -
The Coast Guard would like
to remind commercial and recreational boaters that beginning
Feb. 1, 2009, the Coast Guard and other search and rescue personnel
will only receive distress alerts from digital 406-MHz Emergency
Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs). Support for
analog signals from older 121.5 and/or 243.0 MHz devices has
been dropped.
For additional details click here
October 2008 -
ORION Flair Product Alert -
Orion Safety Products, manufacturer of
the Skyblazer hand-launched red aerial flare (“Skyblazer”),
has received a report indicating the safety sleeve on the Skyblazer
may become detached from the launch tube body during ignition.
Click here
to see their announcement for details.
Updates on this product alert can be viewed directly
on Orion's web site at -
http://www.orionsignals.com/
Public Education -
Flotilla 10-13 runs numerous boating safety and navigation
classes throughout the year. A boating safety course is
required to operate a Personal Water Craft (PWC/Jet Ski) on
non-tidal waters of New York and for ALL boaters operating a
power driven vessel on non-tidal waters in the state of New
Jersey. For information click the Public Education button
to the left.
Free Vessel Safety Checks
- Our team of trained certified vessel examiners are available
to provide vessel safety checks to review with you all of the
federal and state requirements for your boat as well as a short
list of additional safety items we feel that every boat should
have onboard. Select the link to the left for more information.
For information about
joining our flotilla select the
Membership button to the left.
Going on a trip with your
boat. Learn about filing a float plan with a friend or
relative at
Float Plan Central
or go directly to the
Float Plan PDF document to print off a form to fill
out and give to someone.
**** Marine
Domain Awareness (MDA) Bulletin from the Waterways Management Division
Sector NY ****
Boating Laws. For information on the boating
law changes in NY and NJ take a look
here and related links from
that page. For information on boating laws for other states
as well as NY & NJ try this
site supported by the Boat Ed
NJ State Police Site - Title 13 Chapter 64 - Personal Water
Craft Operation - N.J.A.C 13:64 (2006) (36 page
PDF file Adobe reader required)
NJ State Police site - Title 13 Chapter 82 - Boating Regulations
- N.J.A.C 13:82 (2006) (39 page PDF file Adobe
Reader required)
Recalls
- Want to know when your boat gets a recall
notice from the manufacture.
Owner records
are sometimes incomplete and marine manufacturers may not be
able to contact you with important safety information.
Boat/U.S. has established an easy way for boat owners to be
notified when defect recalls occur.
Register your boat in their
National Recall Alert Registry.
For past recalls check
out the
Coast Guard Recall database at the Coast Guard
boating safety web site.
Leaving
the country?
Recreational boaters going
out of the country to Canada and/or Mexico are now encountering
changing re-entry requirements as they return in their private
vessels to the U.S. To facilitate the ease of return into the
country, the U.S.
Customs and Boarder Protection service
now provides a webpage with guidance for recreational boaters
returning to the U.S. from Mexico and/or Canada.
http://www.cbp.gov/
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/pleasure_boats/
Are you ready for the next emergency (natural
or man made) in your area. Take a look at the Department
of Homeland Security
America
Ready
Campaign site at www.ready.gov
for tips and steps you can take to be ready.
District 1 Local Notice to Mariners
- the USCG District One Local Notice to Mariners
<http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/lnm/d1/> is available
for download from the Department of Homeland Security Navigation
Center web site.
In addition, the 2006 USCG Light List Volume One
<http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pubs/LightLists/V1COMPLETE.PDF>
is available for download and is updated to Local
Notice (16-2006) as is a summary of corrections
<http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pubs/LightLists/Corrections/V1D01.pdf>
