[dropcap]P[/dropcap]RESS RELEASE—Do you know what to expect if you are stopped and boarded by the Coast Guard? The U.S. Coast Guard is the primary maritime law enforcement agency of our government. In peacetime they are under the Department of Homeland Security and are authorized to board vessels on the high seas and on all waters which the United States has jurisdiction.
Do you know how to use all the safety equipment on your boat? It’s required for a reason, it could save a life. Learn how to extinguish a fire on-board, using a fire simulator. Learn how to give the Coast Guard your location in an emergency and many more lifesaving situations being covered at this year’s Stuart Boat Show.
Join us at this year’s 2016 – 42nd Annual Stuart Boat Show, January 15-17 and attend one of the following seminars being offered by the U.S.C.G. Auxiliary Flotilla 59 and a U.S.C.G. Station Fort Pierce Boarding Officer.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 15
10:30 a.m. “Safety/Emergency Equipment & its Uses” presented by The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
3:30 p.m. “Getting Boarded by the Coast Guard – What to Expect” presented by The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
SATURDAY, JANUARY 16
10:30 a.m. “Safety/Emergency Equipment & its Uses” presented by The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
4:30 p.m. “Getting Boarded by the Coast Guard – What to Expect” presented by The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
SUNDAY, JANUARY 17
10:30 a.m. “Safety/Emergency Equipment & its Uses” presented by The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
4:00 p.m. “Getting Boarded by the Coast Guard- What to Expect” presented by The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
For the serious skipper and the week-end boater, there are more aspects of seamanship that can be learned from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary’s Recreational Safe Boating, Navigation and GPS classes taught each month at Flotilla 59’s facility in Sandsprit Park, Stuart.
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 59 in Sandsprit Park has been serving the maritime community on the Treasure Coast for over 70 years. The Flotilla is located at 3443 SE Saint Lucie Blvd, Stuart Florida 34994. The telephone number is (772) 288-0509, email flotilla59@gmail.com or on the web at http://cgaux59.org.
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