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This is the only monthly FREE instruction boating class in the San Francisco Bay Area. Covering all aspects of basic boating in one weekend. Get further details about Boat Smart and Chart Smart Classes here.

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Make sure that your boat has all the safety gear and is seaworthy. Get a FREE Vessel Examination HERE.

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Vessel Safety Check - VSC

What Is a Vessel Safety Check?

A Vessel Safety Check is a courtesy examination of your boat (Vessel) to verify the presence and condition of certain Safety Equipment required by State and the Federal regulations. The Vessel Examiner is a trained specialist and is a member of the United States Power Squadrons or the US Coast Guard Auxiliary. They will also make certain recommendations and discuss certain safety issues that will make you a safer boater.

This is not boarding or a law enforcement issue. No citations will be given as a result of this encounter. We will supply you with a copy of our evaluation so that you may follow some of the suggestions given. Vessels that pass will be able to display our distinctive VSC decal. This does not exempt you from law enforcement boarding, but you can be prepared to make this a positive encounter.

Vessel Safety Check Request

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We are currently covering all of Napa County including Lake Berryessa, Solano County and within a radius of 20 miles from Vallejo.  If you have a trailerable boat you may bring it to the Vallejo Yacht Club when our monthly Boat SMART® WEEKEND class is in session please call ahead to make sure that a VSC member is available.

Vessel Safety Check Information

The following represents a sampling of 100,650 Vessel Safety Checks.

74.873% Passed the VSC  

25.127% Failed the VSC

Items that Failed: (Note: This is a percentage of ALL vessels examined and some had two or more items that failed so these numbers will not add up to 100%.)

Display of Numbers
    5.435%

Registration / Documentation
    5.574%

Personal Flotation Devices
    2.832%

Visual Distress Signals
    12.221%

Fire Extinguishers
    4.501%

Ventilation
    1.451%

Backfire Flame Control
    1.639%

Sound Producing Devices / Bell
    5.156%

Navigation Lights
    8.465%

Pollution Placard
    2.375%

MARPOL Trash Placard
    2.802%

Marine Sanitation Device
    2.921%

Navigation Rules
    2.742%

State and/or Local Regulations
    10.432%

Overall Vessel Condition
    4.670%

Recommended Items not Found:

(Note: These items are not required to pass the VSC.)

Marine Radio
    33.433%

Dewatering Device & Backup
    14.347%

Mounted Fire Extinguishers
    21.570%

Anchor & Line for Area
    11.257%

First Aid and PIW Kits
    27.928%

Inland Visual Distress Signals
    24.252%

Capacity / Cert. of Compliance
    28.246%
Discussion Items
  a. Accident Reporting / Owner Responsibility
  b. Offshore Operations
  c. Nautical Charts / Navigation Aids
  d. Survival Tips / First Aid
  e. Fueling / Fuel Management
  f. Float Plan / Weather & Sea Conditions
  g. Insurance Considerations
  h. Boating Check List
  i. Safe Boating Classes
    14.704%