Admiral Thad Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, discussed Uninspected Passenger Vessel Compliance in his blog on Friday, April 23.
"The Coast Guard will team up with state boating authorities to raise awareness and educate vessel operators and consumers on uninspected passenger vessel licensing requirements. Uninspected Passenger Vessels are those vessels that carry six or fewer passengers for hire on federally navigable waters. There are over 30,000 legal UPVs in the U.S. ... "
Follow this link to read the entire entry: http://blog.uscg.dhs.gov/2010/04/national-strategy-developed-for.html
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