Vessel Safety Check
Attention North Passage Yacht Club members! We have scheduled a Vessel Safety Check (VSC) event to ensure everyone is ready for a safe 2026 boating season. Please note that your 2025 VSC decals expired on December 31, 2025, and are no longer recognized as valid by the U.S. Coast Guard.
If you have specific questions regarding the inspection process or the 2026 decals, you may contact Gerard A. Perry, Vessel Examiner for USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 07-05-09, at gerard.a.perry@gmail.com.
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USCG AUXILIARY VESSEL SAFETY CHECK
This is a reminder that the 2025 USCG Vessel Safety Check Decal will be voided as of 31 December 2025. The U.A. Coast Guard will no longer recognize the decal as valid. Flotilla 59, Stuart Florida will be organizing its Vessel Safety Check calendar as soon as it receives the 2026 VSC Decals. If you wish to have your vessel checked for 2026, please email me at gerard.a.perry@gmail.com. As soon as Flotilla 59 has the 2026 decals, I will be able to schedule your safety check. I am looking forward to getting you ready for a safe 2026 boating season.
Refer to the attached instruction documents (click on the blue button).
Gerard A. Perry, Flotilla Staff Officer Marine Safety
Vessel Safety Inspector
USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 070-05-09
Sandsprit Park, Stuart FL
Pre Vessel Safety Notification
Please have the following items available together in the cockpit or dockside prior to the vessel safety check:
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