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Page last updated 05/29/2011

Click above for the USCG National VSC site

Click on the Education button to learn more about regulations

 
Free courtesy Vessel Safety Checks are available at all Peoria area marinas and launch ramps throughout the year. 

Contact one of our certified VSC Examiners for a date and time convenient for you. 

Click on a name to send an email.

 Name Phone Primary Location

Ron Matuska

 309~264~3419 IVY Club
Roger Nelson 309~678~1392 Wharf Harbor
Jonathan Yoder 309~712~1622 Eastport Marina
John Balaco 309~696~9686 Eastport Marina

 
A Vessel Safety Check is a courtesy examination of your boat (vessel) to verify the required presence and condition of certain safety equipment required by State and the Federal regulations. The Vessel Examiner is a trained specialist and is a member of the United States Power Squadrons or the US Coast Guard Auxiliary. He or she may also make certain recommendations and discuss certain safety issues that will help make you a safer boater.

This is not boarding or a law enforcement issue. No citations will be given as a result of the safety check. We will supply you with a copy of our evaluation so that you may follow the suggestions given. Vessels that pass will be able to display the distinctive VSC decal. However, it does not exempt you from law enforcement boarding; but it can help you to be prepared to make this a positive encounter. 

You may also want to read the May 2008 article from the Peoria Journal Star.  Also read a more recent article published May 2011.  A second interesting article was published May 2011 about River Medics, Illinois River medical assistance.