A Vessel Safety Check (VSC)  is a FREE, voluntary check of your boat and its safety equipment. Auxiliarists help educate the boater through a direct, face-to-face boating safety information exchange with the owner or operator and provide instructions on equipment to be carried on board and other matters affecting safety. Federal and local regulations and Auxiliary VSC  requirements are explained as well as other matters of interest. The VSC  is performed only with the specific consent of the owner/operator, who is present at the time of the examination.

A VSC is performed mainly on pleasure vessels less than 65 feet in length, personal watercraft (jet skis), airboats and on certain commercial vessels which are not inspected or certified by the Coast Guard. Auxiliary VSC  requirements parallel and sometimes exceed Federal and state regulations with regard to equipment to be carried aboard and general condition of the boat.