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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
635 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND THE NATIONAL SAFE BOATING COUNCIL 
WILL PARTNER FOR THE NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK MAY 18-24. THE WEEK 
WILL HIGHLIGHT RELEVANT WEATHER AND SAFETY-SPECIFIC PUBLIC SERVICE 
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE RECREATIONAL BOATING PUBLIC. TODAY'S TOPIC 
FOCUSES ON VESSEL SAFETY CHECKS.
THIS BOATING SEASON...MAKE SURE YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE VESSEL 
SAFETY CHECK (VSC)...PROGRAM - A FREE...NO RISK SERVICE PROVIDED IN 
YOUR AREA BY THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY AND THE UNITED 
STATES POWER SQUADRONS. A QUALIFIED VESSEL EXAMINER WILL CONDUCT AN 
INSPECTION OF ALL THE REQUIRED SAFETY EQUIPMENT CARRIED OR INSTALLED 
ON A VESSEL AND CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE VESSEL'S OVERALL CONDITION. 
EVEN IF YOU PAY CAREFUL ATTENTION TO SAFETY...DANGEROUS MECHANICAL 
PROBLEMS CAN CROP UP ON THE BEST-MAINTAINED BOAT. THAT'S WHY THE 
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD RECOMMENDS THAT ALL RECREATIONAL BOATS 
(INCLUDING PERSONAL WATERCRAFT) GET A FREE VSC EACH YEAR.
THIS MESSAGE WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE NATIONAL SAFE BOATING COUNCIL 
AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...REMINDING YOU THAT SAFE BOATING 
WEEK IS MAY 18TH THROUGH MAY 24TH.
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MICHAEL FITZSIMMONS
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
ELKO, NEVADA