Scientific Diving & Boating Safety

Vessel Safety

boating

Ensuring safe boating practices on research missions

The mission of the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢'s Boating Safety Program is to effectively provide training, support and oversight for the operators of small vessels used in research. As such, we must develop and implement university policy; adopt acceptable community standards for training; educate and train members in both safe and environmentally sound boating practices.

The purpose of the Boating Safety Program is to ensure that all аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢research related boating is conducted in a manner that will maximize protection of passengers from accidental injury, and to set forth standards for training and certification for USF personnel and their affiliates.

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