What to Expect

A Vessel Safety Check is quick, convenient, and designed to help—not to enforce.

 

✔ Takes about 20–30 minutes
✔ No cost and no obligation
✔ No citations or penalties
✔ Friendly, educational review—not an enforcement action
✔ Receive a VSC decal if your vessel meets safety requirements

What Is a Vessel Safety Check?

 

A great day on the water begins before you leave the dock. It starts with a vessel that is properly equipped, well maintained, and ready for safe operation.

 

A Vessel Safety Check (VSC) is a free courtesy inspection conducted by trained examiners to help ensure your boat carries required safety equipment and that it is accessible and in good working condition. The check is voluntary and penalty-free.  Boats that pass receive a VSC decal indicating they recently met safety standards.

 

Many boaters who meet our examiners later choose to join America’s Boating Club Grosse Pointe.

Schedule Your Free Vessel Safety Check

Grosse Pointe Scheduled Vessel Safety Check Events

Date Time Location  
May 3 11am - 4pm Safe Harbor  Detroit River Completed
June 6 10am - 3pm Grosse Pointe Farms Pier Park Completed
June 13 1pm - 3pm Trader Todd's Marina  
June 14 11am 4pm Shore Club Marina  
June 20 10am - 4pm Beacon Cove Marina