The SBSA's mission is to facilitate safe boating and to minimize accidental injury among those using boats for research and training. To meet this goal, SBSA members will provide or make available initial training and refresher courses; share expertise, advice and recommendations; formulate guidelines and procedures; and publish a safety manual with appendices for local areas. Our goal is that scientific boating be executed as safely as is possible.
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The objectives and purposes of the SBSA shall be to:
- Develop, review and revise standards for safe scientific boat operations, training of boat operators, and the safe operation of scientific boating programs
- Collect, review and distribute information relating to scientific boating activities and scientific boating incidents
- Represent the scientific boating interests of the membership before other organizations and government agencies
- Conduct symposia and workshops to educate the membership and others in safe scientific boating programs and practices
- Develop a spirit of cooperation among those who have dedicated themselves to scientific boating safety