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Instructor (2) Students can teach public safety education and member training courses with this qualification. Marine Safety Training Ribbon (6) The Marine Safety Training Ribbon recognizes those who are working on qualifications and courses that directly apply to the prevention realm within the Coast Guard.
The AustinBlu Foundation helps sponsor the free tuition for kids 12-21. The nonprofit honors two 14-year-old Jupiter boys lost at sea in a storm.
The first time there was a week designated to safe boating was in June 1952 when the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary observed a “Safe Boating Week” as a Courtesy Examination weekend in Amesbury, Massachusetts. This tradition continued until 1957 when an official National Safe Boating Week observation took place sponsored by the United States ...
The basic course meets the requirements set forth by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA). The United States Power Squadrons offer courses in advanced navigation using modern equipment such as GPS and Radar. Courses are even offered in celestial navigation. USPS also teaches advanced courses in Weather, Marine ...
Boating can be a lot of fun, but it can also be dangerous, even deadly. In 2022, recreational boating accidents claimed 636 lives and injured 2,222 people, according to the Coast Guard.Those 4,040 ...
Just like traffic lights and signs help drivers on the road, boaters have buoys and signs to guide them to and from shore safely.
Marine safety is one of the eleven missions of the United States Coast Guard. Coast Guard personnel inspect commercial vessels, respond to pollution, investigate marine casualties and merchant mariners, manage waterways, and license merchant mariners. Coast Guard officials also draft recommendations for the transit of hazardous cargo by ship ...
Merchant Mariner Credential. The Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) is a credential issued by the United States Coast Guard in accordance with guidelines of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) to United States seafarers in order to show evidence of a mariner's qualifications. [1]