Shot in the marine of Washington, D.C., this 1970s vintage Coast Guard film shows the procedures that are supposed to be used by USCG personnel to board pleasure craft. The flashing blue light of the Coast Guard boat, a police whistle, a load hailer, and siren are all demonstrated to “pull over” a suspect boat. Once the boat owner complies, a safety inspection of the boat is made from stem to stern. The owner is cited in this instance, for not having a fire extinguisher in an accessible place on board, and given a warning. Many of the points in the film are useful to boat owners in terms of basic safety inspection.

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