Effective: January 27, 2023 BOATING SAFETY APPLICATION FOR SMART PHONES The Coast Guard Boating Safety application has allowed smart phone users on the Apple and Android mobile operating system platforms to input a profile, email a float plan, review safety equipment requirements, and obtain emergency assistance, as well as other Read more…
The Southern California Boater’s Net (SCBN) operates every Sunday morning at 0900 PDT on the PAPA System repeater network (http://www.papasys.com). The purpose of this net is to provide information to mariners who are ham radio operators and to facilitate communication between boaters, friends, and family. All amateur radio operators are welcome to Read more…
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons or EPIRBS are important to #BoatingSafety. EPIRBs are designed to transmit a radio signal when activated. The signal is picked up by a SAR satellite and sent to a ground receiving station and on to a control center. The source is identified through registration. A Read more…
An Emergency Beacon greatly increases a distressed boater’s chance of rescue.(Photo credit: ACR Electronics, Inc and reprinted with permission of the National Safe Boating Council) What Boaters Should Know About Distress Signals By Sydney Hay, Chief, Editorial Services Branch, Recreational Boating Safety, Outreach Directorate (U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary) Carrying an Emergency Read more…
The USCG Boating Safety App features include: •Find the latest safety regulations•Request a vessel safety check•Check your safety equipment•File a float plan•Navigation Rules•Find the nearest NOAA buoy•Report a hazard•Report pollution•Report suspicious activity•Request emergency assistance As the nation’s recreational boating safety coordinator, the Coast Guard works to minimize loss of Read more…