U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Office of Government Affairs
Florida
Area Coordinator:
John Van Dinter, N-LAW / Stu Soffer, N-LAE
State Liaison:
William Griswold
Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
Coast Guard Auxiliary District: 7th and 8CR
Coast Guard District: 7th and 8th
Third Quarter Report, 2010:
No recreational boating safety legislative action to report at this time.
LIFE JACKET FOR LIFE TOUR 2010, A National Safe Boating Week
Initiative
This tour was a joint effort between the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission and the U.S. Coast Guard District 7, and all
local partners.
Local partners included the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, U.S. Power Squadrons, maritime law enforcement agencies, and marine vendors.
The event was scheduled to run Sunday 23 May to
Friday 28 May, 2010. The concept was to begin the tour in
Jacksonville, FL, and run
a “tour boat” down the Intracoastal Waterway to Miami.
The tour boat was a “Wear it Florida” jet boat,
accompanied by a marked FWC boat. At various stops along the
way, partnering vessels would
accompany the boat, and media events were scheduled. USCG
Auxiliarists at local stops were selected to be
“Port Captains”, to help organize events highlighting the Tour and
the Wear It message.
A shore contingent was also formed around the Seventh District BAT-PAK life jacket display trailer (Boating Advisory Trailer Public Awareness Kit), plus maintenance and relief personnel.