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DISCONTINUATION OF BOATING SAFETY HOTLINE

1. Coast Guard support of the toll-free Boating Safety Hotline number 1-800-368-5647 has been discontinued. However, this hotline number is still displayed in many boating safety materials used and distributed by the Coast Guard Auxiliary. It is displayed in approximately 2.5 million separate boating safety items available from the Auxiliary National Supply Center (ANSC), namely the following types of materials:

Boat Responsibly (You're-In-Command) pamphlets
Carbon Monoxide (You're-In-Command) pamphlets
GDMSS Recreational Boating pamphlets
Boating Fun (Coastie) books
Safe Boating Tip pamphlets
Solid Waste/Debris pamphlets
Storm Water Runoff pamphlets
Good Mate training manuals
Vessel Safety Check (ANSC-7012) forms (back, bottom right corner)
Federal Requirements and Safety Tips booklets (back of prior-year versions)
VSC Manual (COMDTINST M16796.8, pages 5 / 34 / 35 / 38)
RBS-VP Manual (COMDTINST M16796.3, pages 5 / 14)

2. ANSC has begun to line out/obliterate the number wherever it appears in these materials. However, it will not be able to do so for all of them. Auxiliarists must therefore review all boating safety materials received from ANSC and ensure that this hotline number is thoroughly lined out/obliterated prior to use for training or distribution to the public. If found to be retained for reference by an individual, Auxiliarists should point out that the Boating Safety Hotline number has been discontinued.

3. Recognizing that Auxiliarists may already have some stocks of these materials on personal hand for intended future use, and in the interest of maximizing their value, the same attention must be paid to ensure that the number is thoroughly lined out/obliterated prior to using them.

4. Auxiliary vessel examiners shall pay particular attention to ensure that the Boating Safety Hotline number on ANSC-7012 Vessel Safety Check forms is thoroughly lined out/obliterated prior to presenting them to vessel owners/operators at the conclusion of vessel safety checks. Similarly, Auxiliary public education instructors shall pay particular attention to ensure that the number is thoroughly lined out/obliterated in any boating safety course materials prior to provision to the public.

5. Some stocks of these materials at ANSC may last about two more years. Auxiliarists should anticipate having to continue this action into 2010.

Posted by Webmaster at 9:27:04 PM on 29 Apr 2008

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This came out on the 22nd.....

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FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-542/CG-531//
TO ALCOAST
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UNCLAS FOUO //N16751//
ALCOAST 189/08
COMDTNOTE 16751
SUBJ: DISCONTINUATION OF BOATING SAFETY HOTLINE
A. USCG BOARDING REPORT FORM CG-4100 (REVISION 1-91)
B. USCG COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSEL BOARDING REPORT CG-4100F
(REVISION 10-02)
C. USCG SUPPLEMENTAL BOARDING REPORT CG-4100S (REVISION 1-91)
1. THE USCG TOLL FREE BOATING SAFETY HOTLINE/INFOLINE NUMBER (800-
368-5647) SPECIFIED AT THE BOTTOM AND REVERSE SIDE OF THE CG-4100
RPT OF BOARDING FORMS (REFERENCE A-C) IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED BY
COMDT (CG-542) (OFFICE OF AUXILIARY AND BOATING SAFETY). UPON
DISCONTINUATION BY THE COAST GUARD, THIS NUMBER WAS PRIVATELY
REACTIVATED AND NOW LEADS TO A SECONDARY "800" NUMBER THAT IS
UNRELATED TO BOATING SAFETY WHEN DIALED.
2. UPDATED BOARDING FORMS (CG-4100) ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING
DEVELOPED. UNTIL NEW VERSIONS OF THE FORM ARE AVAILABLE, UNITS
CONDUCTING BOARDINGS MUST CONTINUE TO UTILIZE THE CURRENT CG-4100
FORMS OR MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT (MLE) PERSONAL DATA ASSISTANT
(PDA) PRINT OUT.
3. UNITS UTILIZING THE CURRENT CG-4100 FORMS SHALL OBLITERATE THE
BOATING SAFETY HOTLINE PHONE NUMBER ON THE CG-4100 FORM PRIOR TO
PRESENTING IT TO VESSEL OPERATORS UPON CONCLUSION OF A BOARDING.
THE BOATING SAFETY HOTLINE PHONE NUMBER SHALL ALSO OBLITERATED ON
THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE COPY ISSUED TO THE MARINER. ADDITIONALLY,
UNITS CURRENTLY UTILIZING THE MLE PDA SHALL LINE OUT THE HOTLINE
PHONE NUMBER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PDA PRINTOUT. UPON RECEIPT OF
THE NEW CG-4100 FORMS UNITS ARE TO DESTROY REMAINING STOCKS OF CG-
4100 FORMS WITH REVISION DATES PRIOR TO AND INCLUDING THE ONES
IDENTIFIED IN REF A-C.
4. UNIT COMMANDING OFFICERS/OFFICERS IN CHARGE SHALL REVIEW
BOARDING OFFICER MATERIAL SUPPLIED TO OUR MARITIME PUBLIC, AS A
NUMBER OF INFORMATIONAL FLYERS PRODUCED BY A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS
ALSO CONTAIN THIS NUMBER.
5. COMDT (CG-542) POC: W. VANN BURGESS (202)372-1071. COMDT (CG-
531) POC: CDR ERIC RIEPE (202)372-2166.
6. RDML BRIAN M. SALERNO, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR MARINE SAFETY,
SECURITY AND STEWARDSHIP, SENDS.
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Wray....

Didn't some Coast Guard number get taken over by a phone sex service a few years ago?....

The phone sex thing appears to have been a problem with our northern neighbor.

Hey, sailors ... Boating hotline leads to phone sex

Hehe.... I knew I remembered something like that...

Not only in Canada Try it here "Sexy Guy"
as of 12:46pm 08May08. Doesn't the "Leadership" ever plan or test these things 2.5 million brochures its amazing. Maybe we should split the profits with our new "Hot" line ,
Bruce