FACTS ABOUT COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSEL DOCKSIDE EXAMINATIONS

• Dockside Exams can reduce the length of time the Coast Guard spends on your vessel, if you are boarded.
  
  
• Dockside Exams can reduce the chances of your voyage being terminated for safety violations.
  
  
• Dockside Exams can increase the chances of your safe return.
  
  
• Dockside Exams can reduce the chances of problems being found, if your vessel is boarded by the Coast Guard.
  
  
• Dockside Exams are done at your convenience.
  
  
• Dockside Exams are voluntary, and you cannot receive a civil penalty.
  
  
• Dockside Exams are required in order to carry an NMFS observer.
  
  
• Dockside Exams are FREE. (Schedule a free Dockside Exam.)

Commercial Fishing Vessel Dockside Examination Contacts:

Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach - Jack Gaskill (310) 521-3744

Ventura/Oxnard Area - Gary Draeger (661) 979-8105.