1. Ron Sarver NASBLA Deputy Director

2. NBSAC Outline 50th Anniversary Boat Operations and Training Program
BUI Course and ANSI Certificate Program
Validation of Field Sobriety Tests
Operation Dry Water

3. NASBLA BOAT Program
At our annual conference in Texas in September, NASBLA launched its Boat Operations and Training Program – or BOAT, for short.
The BOAT program is a national training system intend to develop and compliment the capabilities of maritime law enforcement officers at all levels of government – federal, state and local.
The tactical boat operations component of the program is based on the Federal Exclusionary Zone training developed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission over the last several years.

4. BOAT Program
Establishes a national standard for the training, qualification, credentialing and typing of maritime law enforcement and rescue personnel.

5. BOAT Program
Adopted from U.S. Coast Guard Boat Forces training framework.

6. BOAT Program
Not Mandatory Provides a national standard for maritime operability at the federal, state and local levels

7. BOAT Program
Standardization ensures agencies can interact and bolster their abilities to act as force multipliers nationwide.

8. BOAT Program Program of competency components
Allows flexibility to adapt to unique needs
Establishes a framework of standardization that ensures effective interoperability

9. BOAT Program

10. Rear Admiral Sally Brice-O’Hara
“The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators Boat Operations and Training (BOAT) Program has created a comprehensive standard for training and typing in support of all hazards response. Through collective partnerships of federal, state, county, and local first responders, the BOAT Program will unify national resources and enhance the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s capabilities in the safety and security of our citizens within our maritime domain.”
Rear Admiral Sally Brice-O’Hara
Deputy Commandant for Operations
U.S. Coast Guard

11. Next Steps
Coast Guard Demonstration Project, November 2-6, 2009 Charleston, South Carolina
Open Course January 11-15, 2010 St. Petersburg, Florida Open Course January 18-22, 2010 Miami, Florida

12. BUI Course & Certificate Program
BUI Course offered nationally for last six years
One of 11 organizations chosen for ANSI pilot
Includes FBI, FDA, US Army, Sullivan University

13. Validating Field Sobriety Tests
Southern California Research Institute
Architects of NHTSA-approved SFSTs
Completed field testing afloat battery of SFSTs

14. Validating Field Sobriety Tests
• Data look promising for new battery of tests.
Can be used in seated position in cases of restricted mobility or adverse environmental conditions.
Final report of three-year project due in December.

16. Operation Dry Water is a coordinated, national weekend of Boating Under the Influence (BUI) detection and enforcement aimed at reducing the number of alcohol-related accidents and fatalities and fostering a stronger and more visible deterrent to alcohol use on the water.

17. Operation Dry Water directly addresses the National Recreational Boating Safety Strategic Plan Strategy 6.2, …increase the number of BUI checkpoints to collect and report BUI and safety compliance data in the Performance Report Part II.

18. What’s in a Name?

19. Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, 52 are completely dry, 38 are considered partially dry or "moist", 29 are entirely wet, and one is classified as wet but is actually closer to "moist".

21. Increase BUI enforcement
Increase patrols on a particular body of water
Increase patrols in several locations
BUI checkpoints in one or more locations
Heightened awareness
Combination
Local media and public awareness

23. PSAs
Keith Colburn – Deadliest Catch Casket – Tim Smalley, Minnesota

28. North Carolina

30. Connecticut

31. Virginia

32. Thoughts from the public …
Hopefully, here in NC, they will close down all the schools they fired the teachers from due to budget cuts and they move that tax revenue to the Wildlife so they can run around harassing boaters every weekend.
Gee, hope your family is never the recipient of a boating accident due to excessive drinking!
This forum is about boater safety and education. I posted this for all as a reminder to be careful out there. Maybe you have other priorities...I wouldn't call it harassment.

33. Thoughts from the public …
They also should have common sense checkpoints.
Operation dry weather would make more sense here in the Northeast.

34. Fan mail
I am not an organization, just an individual who enjoys boating. I applaude your program and wish you great success. I use alcohol on occasion but limit it to situations where i won't be operating any type of equipment that will endanger anyone or anything. As far as I am concerned, any alcohol use connected with boating should be strickly banned and violaters should be severely punished. Once again, I wish you great success !!!!! Blair Williams (Ohio boater)

35. Results

36. 280 BUI Citations

37. 35,471 Boaters Contacted

38. 17,454 Vessels

39. 5,205 Warnings

40. 1,031 Other Violations

41. 2,357 Officers
23,959 Hours

42. 324 Facebook Fans

43. 171 Twitter Followers

44. Media Tracking 563 Television Hits 273 Online Mentions
June 22 To August 24 – 2009
563 Television Hits
273 Online Mentions
224 Newspaper Articles/Clips
4 Magazine Articles
11 International Mentions
104 Wire Story/Hyperlink Mentions

45. Lessons Learned More lead time
Include U.S. Army Corps of Engineers early
Collect quick numbers for release on Monday.
Increase reporting by states and agencies
Coordinate, coordinate, coordinate

46. Operation Dry Water 2010 Evaluation June 25 – 27 Web-based reporting
More participation

47. Spring BLA Workshop April 13 & 14, 2010
Congressional Reception April 14, 2010
Annual Conference September 11 – 15, 2010

49. Any Questions ??