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NASBLA Mourns Loss of Pauline Longnecker, National Division Chief States, USCG Auxiliary

NASBLA mourns the loss of Pauline Grace Longnecker, age 64, who passed away on March 9, 2019. She was born in Council Bluffs Iowa on August 1, 1954 to the late Roland and Regina (Nusser) Zuch. She is ...

Charlie Sledd receives NASBLA Lifetime Achievement Award

Charlie Sledd receives NASBLA  Lifetime Achievement Award Charlie Sledd received the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) Lifetime Achievement Award at the recent ...

Connecticut New BLA Announcement

Connecticut names new Boating Law Administrator NASBLA welcomes and congratulates Peter Francis, the new Boating Law Administrator for the state of Connecticut and the Connecticut Department of Energy ...

NASBLA Recognizes Guess for Service as President

Written to the Mr. Robert Duncan, Executive Director, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries by NASBLA on behalf of NASBLA membership. January 28, 2019 Dear Mr. Duncan, On behalf of ...

Former Coasties Give Back by Teaching NASBLA Courses

Former U.S. Coast Guard Members Give Back by Teaching NASBLA Courses When the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) held their annual Instructor Development Conference in ...

Spring Aboard: Encouraging boaters to Keep Your Edge this boating season

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Spring Aboard: Encouraging boaters to Keep Your Edge this boating season   LEXINGTON , Ky.   (January 24 , 2019)  – It may not feel like boating season yet, but ...

NASBLA searches for Education Director

Deadline for applications is February 28, 2019. NASBLA has announced an open call for applications for the NASBLA Education Director position. Pam Dillon, CAE, NASBLA Director, Education & Standards ...

Wheeler Elected Chair, National Boating Education Standards Panel

Wheeler Elected Chair, National Boating Education Standards Panel Jeff Wheeler, Deputy Chief of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Office of Boat Forces has been appointed to serve as the Chair of the National ...

Arizona Game and Fish Department Paddlesports Training Course Recognized as Verified Course

Arizona Game and Fish Department Paddlesports Training Course Recognized as Verified Course The  Arizona Game and Fish Department  is being recognized for meeting the American National Standard for  ...

Freedom Boat Club Receives Verified Course Mark on Member Training Course

Freedom Boat Club Member Training On-Water Course Recognized as Verified Course The Freedom Boat Club  is being recognized for meeting the American National Standard for  On-Water Recreational Boating ...

2018 Operation Dry Water Annual Report

2018 Operation Dry Water Annual Report The 2018 Operation Dry Water annual report summarized this year's enforcement, outreach and awareness activity.  The campaign also celebrated its 10th Anniversary ...

Webinar Series: Apply Public Health Approach To Recreational Boating Injury Prevention

Webinar Series:  Applying The Public Health Approach To Recreational Boating Injury Prevention Presented By: The National Association Of State Boating Law Administrators And The Safe States Alliance ...

Certified Recreational Boating Professional program seeking volunteers

Volunteers needed, content development for Certified Recreational Boating Professional (CRBP) program   NASBLA is seeking volunteers to assist in developing questions for the Certified Recreational ...

North Carolina BLA Announcement

NASBLA welcomes and congratulates Ben Meyer on his promotion to Major of Administration for the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Law Enforcement Division and his new roll as North Carolina's ...

NSBC Boat Control On-Water Training Course Recognized as Verified Course

NSBC Boat Control On-Water Training Course Recognized as Verified Course The National Safe Boating Council (NSBC) is being recognized for meeting the American National Standard for  On-Water Recreational ...

Brown elected NASBLA President

Lt. Mark Brown elected NASBLA President at 59th Annual NASBLA Conference During its 59th annual meeting, held in Indianapolis, Indiana, Sept. 9-12, 2018, the National Association of State Boating ...

2018 National Boating Officer of the Year Announced

Indianapolis, Indiana (Sept. 11, 2018) – During its 59th annual meeting , held in Indianapolis, Indiana, Sept. 9 -12, 2018, the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) presented ...

2018 National Boating Educator of the Year Announced

Indianapolis, Indiana (Sept. 11, 2018) – During its 59th annual meeting , held in Indianapolis, Indiana, Sept. 9 -12, 2018, the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) presented ...

A New Webinar Series on Applying the Public Health Approach to Recreational Boating Injury Prevention

The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) and the Safe States Alliance is pleased to present a four part series entitled: Applying the Public Health Approach to Recreational ...

Can you help the Coast Guard save lives?

Today, the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate, launched the U.S. Coast Guard Ready for ...