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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 ...

Charlie Sledd Passes the Baton

For the last six years NASBLA has been extremely fortunate to have Charlie Sledd represent NASBLA in Washington, DC among the key organizations who comprise the leadership of the Sport Fish Restoration ...

Toth named Chair, CRBP Commission

Toth named Chair, Commission on Certified Recreational Boating Professionals Kelli Toth,  Education And Outreach Coordinator for the Alaska Office of Boating Safety has been selected to serve as ...

UCOTVA in Virginia -- What is it and why does it matter?

UCOTVA in Virginia -- What is it and why does it matter? Tom Guess, Boating Law Administrator, Virginia During the 2013 session of the Virginia General Assembly Senator Wagner introduced Senate Bill ...

NSBC On-Water Course Recognized as Verified Course

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

New PWC for Law Enforcement Training Course Launched

NEW  Personal Watercraft for Law Enforcement  Training Course Launched   The  NASBLA BOAT Program  is excited to announce the expansion of its course catalog with the addition of the Personal ...

Louisiana DWF recognized for re-accreditation through NASBLA BOAT Program

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries recognized for re-accreditation through NASBLA BOAT Program Lexington, KY (06/25/18) -- The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) ...

2018 Regional Boating Officers of the Year Announced

2018 Regional Boating Officers of the Year Announced LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 06, 2018) – The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) is pleased to announce the regional winners ...

2018 Regional Boating Educators of the Year Announced

2018 Regional Boating Educators of the Year Announced LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 06, 2018) – The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) is pleased to announce the regional winners ...

2017 Recreational Boating Statistics released

Decrease in deaths, accidents, injuries in 2017, latest Recreational Boating Statistics released The 2017 Recreational Boating Statistics , released May 29, 2018, contain statistics on recreational ...