Recreational Boating Safety Group
Recreational boating safety is the first of the many missions of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Boating should be fun! But too often, fun turns into trouble and that trouble becomes tragic. The Recreational Boating Safety directorates, linked below, are busy working to reduce the number of boating accidents and casualties in the U.S.
Recreational Boating Safety Outreach
The Recreational Boating Safety Outreach Directorate’s mission is to prevent loss of life, personal injury, property damage and adverse environmental impact associated with recreational boating, through outreach to the recreational boating community.
We envision a world with no boating-related accidents, property damage, injuries, or deaths.
Public Education
The mission of the Public Education Directorate of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary is twofold: to provide exceptional boating safety education to the American public with the aim of reducing loss of life, personal injury and property damage to recreational boaters; and to deliver the highest possible quality training, resources and timely materials in support of our flotilla instructors and public education staff officers at every level who are furnishing such boating safety education.
Vessel Examinations and Recreational Boating Safety Visitations
Too often, pleasure outings on the water turn tragic. Each year, hundreds of lives are lost and thousands are injured because of preventable accidents on U.S. waterways. The Coast Guard Auxiliary is tasked with reducing and eliminating these tragedies. As the V-Directorate, we ensure the Auxiliary’s message reaches recreational boaters through teams of Vessel Examiners and Partner Visitors at the stores, on the docks, or even in your boat! We serve so everyone can come home safely.
Group Leadership
ANACO-RB - Assistant National Commodore for Recreational Boating Safety
