Diversity - Flotilla Meets Needs of Hispanic Community http://blogs-it.cgaux.org/index.php/diversity/?tempskin=_atom b2evolution 2024-10-05T21:53:19Z Flotilla Meets Needs of Hispanic Community Mary Gibbons http://blogs-it.cgaux.org/index.php/diversity/2012/02/01/flotilla-meets-needs-of-hispanic-community 2012-02-01T12:35:06Z 2012-02-01T12:35:06Z Flotilla 44 of Sewaren, New Jersey, First District Southern Region, Ruritan Division, was approached by the local Hispanic community of boaters requesting a New Jersey approved safe boating course that was also approved by and meets the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) standard.

None of the local commercial providers have offered this course to the community and as a result we have a large number of boaters operating on New Jersey waters without the New Jersey State Marine Police permit. The requirements state an eight hour course that is approved by the state police and authorized to be provided by state permitted instructors. The Auxiliary meets all the requirements, plus the “About Boating Safety” (ABS) text and exam are in Spanish for those that do not speak or are not fluent in English.

Read about the service of this Flotilla, now on SITREP, www.teamcoastguard.org the Auxiliary's National e-magazine.

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