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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:
 
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:
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: '''[[BoatU.S.]]'''
 
: '''[[BoatU.S.]]'''
 
: '''[[Boy Scouts of America]]'''
 
: '''[[Boy Scouts of America]]'''
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::* [[Eagle and Quartermaster Recognition]]
 
::* [[Merit Badge Counseling|Merit Badge Counseling: Motorboating, Small-Boat Sailing, Water Sports, Whitewater]]
 
::* [[Merit Badge Counseling|Merit Badge Counseling: Motorboating, Small-Boat Sailing, Water Sports, Whitewater]]
 
::* [[Providing Shoreside and Underway Training Opportunities to Sea Cadets & Sea Scouts|Providing Shoreside and Underway Training to Sea Scouts]]
 
::* [[Providing Shoreside and Underway Training Opportunities to Sea Cadets & Sea Scouts|Providing Shoreside and Underway Training to Sea Scouts]]
 
::* [http://cgaux.org/leadership/documents/Youth_Training_Letter.pdf Auxiliary Youth Policy]
 
::* [http://cgaux.org/leadership/documents/Youth_Training_Letter.pdf Auxiliary Youth Policy]
 
::* [http://bdept.cgaux.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Beacon_2011-04_extract.pdf Youth Programs in the Coast Guard Auxiliary]
 
::* [http://bdept.cgaux.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Beacon_2011-04_extract.pdf Youth Programs in the Coast Guard Auxiliary]
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: '''[https://www.girlscouts.org/ Girl Scouts of the USA]''' -- The Coast Guard Auxiliary supports the Girl Scouts in their commitment to developing leadership skills and good citizenship. The Coast Guard Auxiliary recognizes young women who have achieved the Gold Award, the Girl Scouts' highest earned achievement award, with a letter from the National Coast Guard Auxiliary Commodore.
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::* [[Gold Award Recognition]]
 
: '''[[National Safe Boating Week]]'''
 
: '''[[National Safe Boating Week]]'''
 
: '''[[Paddlesports]]'''
 
: '''[[Paddlesports]]'''
: '''[[States]]'''
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::* [Paddlecraft Safety: The Coast Guard Auxiliary's Next RBS Frontier]
 
: '''[[U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps]]'''
 
: '''[[U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps]]'''
 
::* [[Providing Shoreside and Underway Training Opportunities to Sea Cadets & Sea Scouts|Providing Shoreside and Underway Training to Sea Cadets]]
 
::* [[Providing Shoreside and Underway Training Opportunities to Sea Cadets & Sea Scouts|Providing Shoreside and Underway Training to Sea Cadets]]
 
::* [http://cgaux.org/leadership/documents/Youth_Training_Letter.pdf Auxiliary Youth Policy]
 
::* [http://cgaux.org/leadership/documents/Youth_Training_Letter.pdf Auxiliary Youth Policy]
 
::* [http://bdept.cgaux.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Beacon_2011-04_extract.pdf Youth Programs in the Coast Guard Auxiliary]
 
::* [http://bdept.cgaux.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Beacon_2011-04_extract.pdf Youth Programs in the Coast Guard Auxiliary]
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: '''[[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:[email protected] email us].
 
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:[email protected] email us].
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The [http://www.cgaux.org/ Coast Guard Auxiliary] has three departments that focus on recreational boating safety. Each maintains a website with a wealth of boating safety information:
 
The [http://www.cgaux.org/ Coast Guard Auxiliary] has three departments that focus on recreational boating safety. Each maintains a website with a wealth of boating safety information:
  
* [http://www.cgauxed.org Education]
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* [http://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=e-dept Education]
 
* [http://bdept.cgaux.org/ RBS Outreach]
 
* [http://bdept.cgaux.org/ RBS Outreach]
* [http://vdept.cgaux.org/ Vessel Examinations]
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* [http://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=v-dept Vessel Examinations]
  
 
Additionally, the '''[http://www.uscgboating.org U.S. Coast Guard's Boating Safety Division]''' maintains a highly informative recreational boating safety website.
 
Additionally, the '''[http://www.uscgboating.org U.S. Coast Guard's Boating Safety Division]''' maintains a highly informative recreational boating safety website.
  
 
===Other useful boating safety websites===
 
===Other useful boating safety websites===
[[Image:Boating_Safety_Sidekicks.gif|thumb|180px|left|[http://sidekicksoncourse.com/ Boating Safety Sidekicks] can be ordered from ANSC]]
 
 
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[[Image:uscg_proceedings_2010fall-cover.jpg|right|link=http://bdept.cgaux.org/pdf/uscg_proceedings_2010fall.pdf]]
 
* [http://nasbla.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1 National Association of State Boating Law Administrators]
 
* [http://nasbla.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1 National Association of State Boating Law Administrators]
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* [http://www.n-b-f.org/educ.html National Boating Federation]
 
* [http://homeport.uscg.mil/NBSAC National Boating Safety Advisory Council]
 
* [http://homeport.uscg.mil/NBSAC National Boating Safety Advisory Council]
 
* [http://www.safeboatingcouncil.org/ National Safe Boating Council]
 
* [http://www.safeboatingcouncil.org/ National Safe Boating Council]
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* [http://www.watersafetycongress.org/ National Water Safety Congress]
 
* [http://www.watersafetycongress.org/ National Water Safety Congress]
 
* [http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/ U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center]
 
* [http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/ U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center]
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* [http://www.manitouboats.com/quiz/ Boaters Safety Quiz]
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* [http://www.boaterexam.com/safety/practice-quiz.aspx Boating Safety Practice Test]
 
* [http://sidekicksoncourse.com/ Boating Safety Sidekicks]
 
* [http://sidekicksoncourse.com/ Boating Safety Sidekicks]
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* [http://www.boatus.com/foundation/dsc/player.html DSC Radio Tutorial by BoatU.S. Foundation]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IcBezzgDW4/ DSC Radio Video by Auxiliarist Rusty Gardner]
 
* [http://www.floatplancentral.org/ Float Plan Central]
 
* [http://www.floatplancentral.org/ Float Plan Central]
* [http://www.boatus.com/foundation/dsc/player.html BoatU.S. DSC Radio Tutorial]
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* [http://www.boaterexam.com/navigationrules/ Navigation Rules Mini-course]
* [http://www.manitouboats.com/quiz/ Boaters Safety Quiz]
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==Keeping Current==
 
==Keeping Current==
* [http://bdept.cgaux.org/mailman/listinfo/rbs-news_bdept.cgaux.org RBS-News alert service]
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* [http://bdept.cgaux.org/mailman/listinfo/rbs-alerts_bdept.cgaux.org RBS-Alerts service]
 
* [http://bdept.cgaux.org/newsletter.php Watercraft and Vessel Safety (WAVES) newsletter]
 
* [http://bdept.cgaux.org/newsletter.php Watercraft and Vessel Safety (WAVES) newsletter]
 
* [[Boating Safety Statistics]]
 
* [[Boating Safety Statistics]]

Revision as of 14:50, 9 February 2017

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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
Girl Scouts of the USA -- The Coast Guard Auxiliary supports the Girl Scouts in their commitment to developing leadership skills and good citizenship. The Coast Guard Auxiliary recognizes young women who have achieved the Gold Award, the Girl Scouts' highest earned achievement award, with a letter from the National Coast Guard Auxiliary Commodore.
National Safe Boating Week
Paddlesports
  • [Paddlecraft Safety: The Coast Guard Auxiliary's Next RBS Frontier]
U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps
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 email us.

Recreational Boating Safety Websites

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

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

Other useful boating safety websites

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Keeping Current

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