Approximately 70 percent of accidents involving fatalities occur on boats where the operator had no formal instruction on how to operate the vessel. That’s why it’s so important to have training no matter how experienced the boater is. As a result of some operator’s negligence, more than half of all states have enacted legislation mandating…
It’s forbidden by Annex V of MARPOL 73/78 to throw, discharge or deposit any refuse material of any kind, including trash, garbage, oil and other pollutants, into the waters on the USA. Regulations issued under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act require all vessels with propulsion machinery to have a capacity to retain oily mixtures…
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Are you looking to purchase a recreational boat for yourself? Looking for a boat is a lot like shopping for a car or truck. There are dealerships you can turn to so you can look at new boats, but there is also a large secondary market where you can find boats for sale from dealerships,…
Have you been looking for an easier way to file all of your United States Coast Guard documentation? Does it feel like all of this is just a bit more complicated than it should be? (Or, even a lot more complicated than it should be?) When we first started our business, it was with the…