May 16, 2010 12- 4 PM

 

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Learn how to keep your friends and family safe on the water

 
  As a boater enjoying time on the water have you wondered about:
 
     Do I have all the right safety equipment?
 
     How do I use my inflatable raft or how is it serviced?
 
     What kind of personal flotation device (life jacket) do I need, or are mine still usable?
 
     What do I do if a Coast Guard helicopter needs to rescue people from my boat?
 
     What should I do if someone falls over board?
 
     Is there a correct way to use safety flares? What type do I need?
   
  At the BYC Safe Boating Day, we will answer these questions. 

 

Understanding safety makes us all better skippers
 

Schedule of Events
     
Start  End Event Location
       
1100 2000 Food service will be available during and after the event until 20:00 Club Porch
1200 1600 Get a free Coast Guard vessel safety check from a certified examiner. Meet at Club Porch
1200 1600 Get a demonstration of the proper use of personal flotation devices (PFD) Meet at Club Porch
1200 1600 View a Coast Guard rescue vessel at the BYC dock, and ask the crew questions Guest Dock
1230 1300 See how to safely use flares from your boat. View from West Lawn
1330 1400 See a Coast Guard helicopter simulate rescue techniques with an Auxiliary vessel. View from West Lawn
1430 1500 Observe how to safely inflate a life raft West Lawn
1500 1530 Learn the proper use of fire extinguishers View from West Lawn
1530 1600 Watch demonstrations of man overboard rescue techniques View from West Lawn
1600 2000 Join us for live Bluegrass music inside the Club Berkeley YC Club House
       

 
 

1 Seawall Drive, Berkeley, California 94710