HM Coastguard CG66

Is Big Brother always watching us?....well yes.... and sometimes it is watching over us in a good way.

The Maritime Coastguard Agency have a voluntary sceheme called CG66- The Voluntary Safety Identification Scheme.

CG66

If you are at sea and get into difficulty and you are unable to raise assistance, is there anyone ashore who knows what to do if you fail to return at your estimated time?

Would a friend or relative know who to contact? Would they have sufficient detail about your vessel and your likely whereabouts to be able to assist the Coastguard to locate you?

Would it not be a comfort to know that when you set out, the Coastguard has the details of your vessel on a database that is accessible to all Coastguard Co-ordination Centres throughout the UK so that they have the information they need to mount a search and rescue operation should you get into difficulty?

Quite simply, join HM Coastguard's CG66 Voluntary Safety Identification Scheme. by downloading the form and sending it to your nearest Coastguard Co-ordination Centre, in this case Portland MRCC.

MRSC PORTLAND
Maritime Rescue Sub Centre HM Coastguard
Custom House Quay 
WEYMOUTH
Dorset DT4 8BE 

The scheme is free and is for the benefit of the owners and skippers of all types of leisure vessels and small craft including kayaks.