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The Coast Guard announced in the Federal Register that the National Boating Safety Advisory Council and its Subcommittees will meet to discuss issues relating to recreational boating safety. These meetings will be open to the public.

NBSAC Full Committee
Thursday, October 18, 2018 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, October 20, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Boats and Associated Equipment Subcommittee
Friday, October 19, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Prevention through People Subcommittee
Friday, October 19, 2018, from 10:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Recreational Boating Safety Strategic Planning Subcommittee
Friday, October 19, 2018, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Please note that these meetings may conclude early if the National Boating Safety Advisory Council has completed all business.

All meetings will be held at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, 1 Munro Avenue, Cape May, New Jersey in Building 252, Classroom 12. Access to Training Center Cape May is restricted. Individuals interested in attending the meeting need to pre-register by contacting Mr. Jeff Ludwig at (202) 372-1061 or by email at NBSAC@uscg.mil. All emails should use ‘National Boating Safety Advisory Council’ in the subject line and include name, company, and telephone number; if a foreign national, also provide country citizenship, passport country, country of residence, place of birth as well as passport number and expiration date.

For full details, view the Federal Register notice.

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