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2012 Vessel Safety Checks
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Vessel Safety Checks in Northeast Ohio
Date Location Time
April 22 Padanarum & New Bowers ramps
Pymatuning Lake		 8:00-11:00am
May 5 Lakeshore Park Ramp
Lake Erie - Ashtabula County		 7:00-11:00am
May 6 Padanarum & Birches ramps
Pymatuning Lake		 8:00-11:00am
May 19 Edgewater Yacht Club
E. 72nd Street Ramp
Western Reserve		 10:00am-2:00pm
May 19 & 20 Causeway Ramp
Mosquito Lake		 10:00am-4:00pm
May 19 & 20
 Main Ramp
Mosquito Creek State Park		 10:00am-2:00pm
May 19 & 20 Old State Park Boat Ramp
Portage Lakes		 8:00am-4:00pm
May 20 Geneva State Park Marina
Lake Erie - Ashtabula County		 8:00-11:00am
May 20 West Ramp
West Branch State Park		 10:00am-2:00pm
May 25 Conneaut Port Authority
Lake Erie - Ashtabula County		 8:00-11:00am
May 26 Fairport Harbor Port Authority ramps
Lake Erie - Lake County		 8:00-11:00am
May 26 West Ramp
West Branch State Park		 10:00am-2:00pm
May 26 Channel Park Marina
Geneva State Park		 10:00am-2:00pm
May 26 & 27 Old State Park Boat Ramp
Portage Lakes		 8:00am-4:00pm
May 26 & 27 Robinson Point
Lake Milton		 10:00am-2:00pm
May 26, 27 & 28 Mill Creek Campground Ramp
Berlin Lake		 10:00am-4:00pm
May 27 Lakeshore Park ramp
Lake Erie - Lake County		 7:00-11:00am
May 27 Mentor Lagoons 10:00am-2:00pm
May 28 Rocky River Ramps Metroparks 10:00am-2:00pm
June 2 Washington Street Ramp
LaDue Reservoir 		9:00am-Noon
June 2 & 3 East Ramp
across from the Marina
West Branch State Park		 10:00am-4:00pm
June 2 & 3 Mosquito Lake 8:00am-2:00pm
June 3 Conneaut Port Authority
Lake Erie - Ashtabula County		 8:00-11:00am
June 15 Fairport Harbor Port Authority ramps
Lake Erie - Lake County		 8:00-11:00am
June 16 Geneva State Park Marina
Lake Erie - Ashtabula County		 8:00am-Noon

No Organized Safety Checks in Your Area?

ODNR Watercraft, local marine patrols, US Coast Guard Auxiliarists, and US Power Squadrons arrange and conduct vessel safety inspections at the beginning of the boating season, mostly in May during National Safe Boating Week.

If no checks are listed for your area, contact your local Watercraft Office to schedule a complimentary Vessel Safety Check.

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Are You Ready for a VSC?

Not sure what it takes to pass a vessel safety check and get your VSC decal? Check the Ohio Required Equipment charts for your type of boat and take a "Virtual VSC"  at www.safetyseal.net.