In recent years, the US Coast Guard has, in response to comments from recreational mariners and professional mariners attempted to address the complex issues of required Day and Night Signals.
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In recent years, the US Coast Guard has, in response to comments from recreational mariners and professional mariners attempted to address the complex issues of required Day and Night Signals.
Read moreWhen voyagers purchase and register an EPIRB, the first step is to register the EPIRB with the beacon authority. In the US, go to beaconregistration.noaa.gov.
Read morePreventers for off wind sailing has always been a popular discussion topic.
Several years ago, I was asked to serve on the National Boating Safety Advisory Council, which is a group that (as the name suggests) advises and coordinates with the Coast Guard on issues related to recreational boating safety
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