California Boating Safety Officers Association

This Page Last Updated
March 31, 2008

MEETING THE SPECIALIZED NEEDS OF THE BOATING SAFETY OFFICER SINCE 1973

The California Boating Safety Officers Association was established in 1973 by a small group of officers that saw an need to improve the training and interaction between all of California's Boating Safety Officers. The task is no small feat because over one hundred and fifty local, state or federal agencies provide some level of boating safety and enforcement in California.

As of March 31, 2008, our roster includes 431 officers from over one hundred agencies and organizations. We serve our members by providing:

Three training seminars per year. A three-day seminar in the Spring of each year and two one-day seminars, the Southern Regional and Northern/Central Regional, in the Fall.
A newsletter, The BEACON, which contains information about the Association, an update of statewide training programs, and general news of interest to our membership. It is published five times per year.
Our Membership Roster is issued annually then updated in the newsletter.
Monitoring and lobbying for or against legislation that deals with boating safety issues.

Our past accomplishments include being the lead in the legislation that revamped California's Boating Under the Influence laws to more closely align with the Vehicle Code, creating the first Boating Accident Investigation Writing Template in the country, and sponsoring the legislation that made ski flag use mandatory in California.

We are now in our thirty-fifth year. We look forward to serving our membership even more as we move through 2008.

CBSOA
PMB 7
2419 E. Harbor Blvd
Ventura, CA 93001