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Welcome to the US Coast Guard Auxiliary Recreational Boating Safety Wiki (or AuxBWiki). This site serves as a clearinghouse for information about the Coast Guard Auxiliary's collaborative efforts with other organizations. We currently have sections about:


 * BoatU.S.
 * Boy Scouts of America
 * Eagle and Quartermaster Recognition
 * Merit Badge Counseling: Motorboating, Small-Boat Sailing, Water Sports, Whitewater
 * Providing Shoreside and Underway Training to Sea Scouts
 * Auxiliary Youth Policy
 * Youth Programs in the Coast Guard Auxiliary
 * National Safe Boating Week
 * Paddlesports
 * Auxiliary Brings the Paddlesports Safety Message to Waterfowl Hunters
 * Top 10 Tips for Stand Up Paddleboarding
 * States
 * U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps
 * Providing Shoreside and Underway Training to Sea Cadets
 * Auxiliary Youth Policy
 * Youth Programs in the Coast Guard Auxiliary
 * U.S. Power Squadrons

Additional sections will be developed over time. We welcome your recommendations for sections we should consider developing, or any other recommendations for improving this resource. Please [mailto:bc-bri@bdept.cgaux.org email us].

Recreational Boating Safety Websites
The Coast Guard Auxiliary has three departments that focus on recreational boating safety. Each maintains a website with a wealth of boating safety information:


 * Education
 * RBS Outreach
 * Vessel Examinations

Additionally, the U.S. Coast Guard's Boating Safety Division maintains a highly informative recreational boating safety website.

Other useful boating safety websites

 * National Association of State Boating Law Administrators
 * National Boating Federation
 * National Boating Safety Advisory Council
 * National Safe Boating Council
 * National Safe Boating Week
 * National Water Safety Congress
 * U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center


 * Boaters Safety Quiz
 * Boating Safety Practice Test
 * Boating Safety Sidekicks
 * DSC Radio Tutorial by BoatU.S. Foundation
 * DSC Radio Video by Auxiliarist Rusty Gardner
 * Float Plan Central
 * Navigation Rules Mini-course

Keeping Current

 * RBS-Alerts service
 * Watercraft and Vessel Safety (WAVES) newsletter
 * Boating Safety Statistics

Help Build this Wiki
We are looking for Auxiliarists who have experience building partnerships between the Coast Guard Auxiliary and other organizations. If you are able to help, please contribute to this effort by following this link.

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