US Coast Guard Auxiliary

If you are a tow boat operator, a recreational boater, a fisherman, a marina operator, or otherwise live, work or engage in recreational activities around America's waterways, the United States Coast Guard wants your help in keeping these areas safe and secure. You can do this by participating in its America's waterway watch program, a nationwide initiative similar to the well known and successful Neighborhood Watch program that asks community members to report suspicious activities to local law enforcement agencies.
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Fire Extinguishers: A Very Short Primer

Fire breaks out aboard cruise ship; one dead -
Star Princess en route to Jamaica has 4,000 aboard

Thursday, March 23, 2006; Posted: 5:16 p.m. EST (22:16 GMT)

MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- A fire broke out Thursday on the Jamaica-bound Star Princess cruise ship, and one person died of a heart attack, according to cruise line officials.

Two people suffered significant smoke inhalation and nine others had "minor complications from smoke inhalation," said a statement from Princess Cruises, which is owned by Carnival Corp.
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Improper Wiring Can be the Cause of a Shocking Surprise

Did you know? Did you know that a 12 volt DC battery can't by itself cause a deadly shock! But the output of your engine's ignition coil can!

In Title 33 CFR Sections 183.401 - 183.460 ('Code') the US Government outlines the requirements of all vessels that have gasoline engines, except outboard engines for electrical generation, mechanical power or propulsion.
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Last Updated 07/03/08

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Float Plan Central

You Don't Want to Foul Up,
When Fueling Up: Some Do's and Don't at the Marine Pump

Several years ago my wife and I took her cousin and his girlfriend out for a ride in my 19th runabout. We were running low on gas so I pulled into a gas dock. Now, my cousin had been a boater for years, but his girlfriend was a novice as far as boating went. We tied up to the dock, I killed the engine and I'm just starting to prepare the vessel for fueling, when I look aft and see the girlfriend lighting up a cigarette. Can you say P*A*N*I*C? I guess she missed the class on gas vapors, flames and the effects of heat, and combustible gas along with flying debris has on the human body when she got her Ph.D. This is one of those experiences best read about and not lived.).
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Did You Know?…

Who invented the life preserver? Did you say Stearns or Mustang? No way! It was Leonardo da Vinci! According to the Da Vinci Experience and the Museum of Leonardo da Vinci of Florence, Italy, da Vinci's concept Da Vinci drawing of his concept of a life, ring, preserver was a life ring that was made of waterproof leather and could be filled with air to increase its volume and buoyancy. "Da Vinci's idea for preserving life at sea is as valid today as it was in Italy in the 15th century."
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2008 is the Yime to Make the Difference. The More You Know, the Less Likely You'll Get in Trouble…

Each year thousands of recreational boaters get into trouble. Most often its little things like engine malfunctions or hitting a sand bar. Other times it's more serious like collisions with another vessel and vessels striking a stationary object like a dock. The more serious the problem was, the greater the chance for injury and loss of life.

The overwhelming number of problems encountered by boaters throughout the country could have been either improved significantly or prevented by increasing your knowledgebase. Sounds like a Coast Guard manual, doesn't it. So, to simplify, the more you know, the less likely you'll get in trouble. Full Article>>>

Notice to Navigation Interests

The US Army Corps of Engineers has issued a notice concerning the construction on the new locks for the Chickamauga Dam.
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