The Shasta County
Sheriff's Boating Safety Unit is located at
Bridge Bay Resort on the main dock above the store on
beautiful Lake Shasta. The unit is comprised of one full time
Sergeant, one full time Investigator, two full time Deputies, and
22 Seasonal Deputies. The California Department of Boating
and Waterways and local taxes fund the Boating Safety Unit.
The unit is responsible for boating safety enforcement on all
waterways within Shasta County.
For more information,
questions, or concerns, contact
the
Boating Safety Unit at (530) 245-6075
(Fax (530) 245-6076) or
email the unit at boatingsafety@co.shasta.ca.us.
New laws
affecting Shasta Lake boaters and designed to
improve safety on California's waterways:
AB 2538-As of January 1, 2001, all children under 12 years of
age are required to wear a life jacket while underway in a vessel
of 26 feet or less. (Existing law required children under 7 years
of age to wear life jackets.) The new law also requires water skiers
to wear life jackets, as well as all users of personal watercraft.
AB 2045-As of
January 1, 2001, requires any person convicted
of a moving violation while operating a vessel complete a boating
safety course.
County ordinance
12.24.090 and 12.24.100A Speed Zones - Shasta Lake
As of March 23, 1999 - No person shall operate a motorboat at
a speed in excess of five miles per hour within one hundred feet
from any shoreline or anchored vessel; no person shall operate
a motorboat at a speed in excess of five miles per hour five
hundred feet south to five hundred feet north of Antlers Resort,
Lakeshore Resort and Tsasdi's Resort boat dock, Lake Shasta.
Most
Common Boating Violations
Encountered on Shasta Lake:
Equipment
Violations
• Properly
fitting PFDs (Personal Flotation Devices-life jackets)
for each person on board.
•
One Coast Guard approved throwable, cushion or life preserver
(ring) required on all vessels under 16' to have type I, II, III
or V,
including canoes and kayaks
• Fire Extinguisher
• Navigation lights
• Backfire flame arrestor
• Ski flag
• Ventilation system.
• Sounding devices
• Muffling system
Speeding
Violations
• Five
mph area's
• Nighttime operation exceeding 15 mph
• Skiing in no ski area's
• Reckless and negligent boat operation
• Bow riding
• PWC's shall not be operated from one half hour after sunset
till one half hour before sunrise
Underage
Operators
• An operator
must be sixteen years or older to operate a
motorboat of more than 15 hp. This includes the operation of
PWC's. Operators between the ages of 12 and 15 must be
supervised by an adult 18 years old or older.
Reckless
and Negligent Operation
• Intoxicated
operators with a blood alcohol level of .08 or more.
Alcohol is involved on 39% of all fatal boating accidents in the
state of California.
Boating
Safety Links
California
Department of Boating and Waterways
Boating Safety Information
(Boatingsafety.com)
Boating Safety Information #2
(Boatsafe.com)
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Miscellaneous
Shasta
County
Shasta Lake
Map and Fishing Information
Resorts
Antlers
Resort
Bridge
Bay Resort & Digger Bay Marina
Holiday Harbor
Jones Valley
and Sugarloaf Resorts
Lakeview
Marina
Lakeshore Marina
Packer's Bay Marina
Shasta
Marina
Silverthorn Resort
Tsasdi Resort
Sugarloaf Cottages Resort
R.V. Parks
and Campgrounds
Lakeshore
Inn & RV
Fawndale Lodge & RV Resort
Salt Creek RV Park
Mountain Gate RV Park
Sacramento River RV Park
Redding
RV Park
Bear Mountain RV resort
Antlers R.V. Park & Campground
Lakehead Campground & RV park
Lakeshore Villa RV Park
Shasta Lake RV Resort &
Campground
Fawndale Lodge & RV resort
Shasta Cascade Trinity Campgrounds
The Boating
Safety Office has expanded its resources to include the Citizen
Volunteer Lake Patrol.
Mission Statement
The
Citizen Volunteer Patrol (C.V.P.) personnel will strive to
enhance community safety and security through programs of
crime prevention and education with active involvement in these
efforts.
The program
is committed to providing qualified and trained
volunteers to augment field operations in an active role in serving
the needs of the citizens of the various communities throughout
Shasta County.
Patrol Objectives
•
Provide a higher level of crime prevention programs to better
serve the citizens of Shasta County in a cost-effective manner
• Promote community awareness and acceptance of the Citizen
Volunteer Patrol program as a viable and important prevention tool.
• The Citizen volunteer program will be monitored monthly as
to
its effectiveness in the area of crime prevention and service to
the communities it serves.
• Provide high visibility "eyes & ears" patrol
What
does it take to become a Citizen Volunteer Patrol member ?
After an oral
interview, all potential members must complete an
application, which is submitted to the Shasta County Sheriff's
Office. The Sheriff's Office will conduct a background
investigation, which will include, but not limited to, fingerprinting,
DMV and CII checks.
All applicants
must be able to perform the duties as assigned.
All candidates
must complete the 16-hour CVP academy.
All members
must be at least 21 years of age and posses a
valid California driver's license.
For an application
or further information, please contact
boatingsafety@co.shasta.ca.us
or (530) 245-6075.
