It seems every year I read in the local paper about 2 or 3 folks going in to the water while doing winter boat checks, and tragically, these almost always end in death. Last winter, I swung by Emerald during the middle of a work day to do a quick check, and had a close call. One minute I was...
I just had my Vessel Saftey Check and passed w/o a problem. Out of curiousity I found the manuals that the inspectors use and have posted the links below. Some of the material and interpretations are interesting.
http://safetyseal.net/manuals/VSC_Manual.pdf...