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Recreational Boating Safety Visitation Program

Cathie Welty, DVC-VP
N-Train 2004
St. Louis, MO
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Program Re-engineering

• Steering committee and member input draft
  manual preparation
• New name - more closely fit program activities
• Expand Partner base
• Broaden program to utilize its full potential
• Prepare new exam and training program

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New Program Differences

• Recreational Boating Safety Visitation Program or
  RBS Visitation Program
• RBS Program Visitors or PVs for short
• Program decals discontinued
• US Power Squadrons are program providers at
  direction of Coast Guard Program Manager

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Differences contd.

• New Literature Display Racks being produced
• USCGAux remains the National Director and
  Executive Agent of RBSVP
• A USCGAUX / USPS MOU for the RBSVP is being
  written
• Partner base for the RBSVP expanded to
  non-traditional facilities businesses

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MDV / RBSVP

• Integral component of Coast Guard RBS Mission
• Promote boating safety
• Promote Homeland Security
• VSCs Preventive SAR

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RBSVP contd.

• Outreach for PE programs
• AIM and USCG recruitment
• Auxiliary member source
• Small Craft Facility updating.

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Dealer / Partner Base

• Manufacturer ID Code System has over 33,000
  listings
• Marinas Rec. Areas
• Marine Repair Shops
• Distributors/Dealers
• Participating Dealers
• CG Auxiliarists

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Partner Base contd.

• Produced twice a year
• Updated by Auxiliary MVs / PVs
• Over 5,000 other Partners visited who are not
  on the list.
• Libraries, DMVs, Outlet Stores, Doctors/Dentists
  offices, Hospital waiting rooms, etc.

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Partner Base contd.

• Total of 38,000-40,000 Partners
• 5 10 visits per year
• Potential of 190,000 400,000
• Partner visits per year
• 2 boater contacts per visit
• 380,000 to 800,000 potential
• boater contacts per year!

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National Performance

• 2000 37,040 visits
• 2001 42,621 visits
• 2002 49,506 visits
• 2003 51,967 visits
• Each visit spreads the RBS message

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Yearly Performance
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Program Status

• Currently have 1886 Partner Visitors nationally
• Have potential to reach millions of boaters with
  RBS material
• Request 36 visits per Visitor per year almost
  68,000 visits
• Provides tremendous outreach for VSC program and
  recruitment

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Program Status contd.

• Require 5 visits per year to maintain
  qualification not enough
• Must intensify efforts and expand our Partner
  Base
• Addition of USPS as providers should
• assist in expanding the program

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VISITS PER DISTRICT2003
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2003 Stats

• Nationally
• 51,967 visits by 1886 visitors
• Average 28 visits per visitor

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District Map
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District Visits / Visitor
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District PVs / Visits

• 1N 96 / 1,287
• 2S 195 / 5,726
• 5N 173 / 4,847
• 5S 164 / 4,905
• 7 358 / 11,830
• 8C 131 / 3,415
• 8E 94 / 1,254
• 8W 97 / 2,372

• 9C 89 / 2,826
• 9E 78 / 3,307
• 9W 81 / 1,592
• 11N 71 / 2,762
• 11S 108 / 2,887
• 13 110 / 2,101
• 14 24 / 1,067
• 17 18 / 115

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Status Report

• Manual prepared multiple reviews
• Manual at OCX for final approval
• Matching exam questions prepared for on-line
• testing and paper exam
• PowerPoint teaching program prepared
• Literature display rack - new design

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Your help is needed to reach our potential
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Be part of the actionPromote boating safety

• Encourage qualification as Program Visitor
• Support Program Visitors with VSC scheduling and
  joint events
• Promote Recreational Boating Safety during every
  VSC, PE program, PA booth,
• publication and public appearance

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Your help is needed to inform and support
theseAuxiliary Ambassadors