FLOTILLA STAFF OFFICER-VESSEL EXAMS
Jim Hendley
The Whittier Flotilla of the Coast Guard Auxiliary Provides FREE Vessel Safety Checks to the public. This is a yearly courtesy examination to help you verify that your boats safety and required equipment is up to date and in good working order and meets federal and state regulations. Get in touch with one of our Vessel Safety Examiners listed below to schedule a exam of your boat. This is not a "boarding" or law enforcement ordeal, rather it is meant to help protect you should the need for such equipment arise while on the water. Upon passing the exam, a decal is issued to proudly display on your vessel. This does not exempt you from law enforcement boarding, but does signify that you are a safety conscious boater to law enforcement personnel.
For a Free Vessel Safety Check, please click the link below and fill out form.
Vessel Safety Checks
The info you provide will be sent to a Vessel Inspecting Auxiliarist in the city where the boat is and he will contact you to set up a time to inspect the vessel. Please include what part of Anchorage( eg. South Side, East Side, Hill Side etc.)
To take a "Virtual VSC" exam to see if your boat will pass click here
15 reasons a vessel might not pass a vessel safety checkhttp://safetyseal.net/vsc_stats.asp
Click here to print out the VSC formhttp://forms.cgaux.org/forms.html
Alaska Office Of Boating Safetyhttp://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/boating/index.htm
To register your boat at State of Alaska DMVhttp://doa.alaska.gov/dmv/reg/boat.htm
To visit the National Vessel Safety Check Website go herehttp://safetyseal.net/
FLOTILLA COMMANDER
Stewart Sterling
FLOTILLA STAFF OFFICER-VESSEL EXAMS
Jim Hendley