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Flotilla 12 is located in Amityville, NY. We help patrol the Great
South Bay and support US Coast Guard Station Fire Island. Our meetings
are held on the first Wednesday of each month at the Amityville Memorial High School, Student Library, 250 Merrick Road, Amityville, NY 11701. Doors open and the meeting
starts at 7:30pm.
If you don't want to attend a meeting, you can still take advantage
of the services we provide to boaters. Our most popular are the
Boating Safety Classes and Vessel Safety
Checks.
Flotilla 12 Vice Commander COMO Dante Laurino and Flotilla Commander Tom Dodge
Our next scheduled boating class starts:
Spring 2012 in Amityville .
Saturday, June 9th, 9 AM to 5 PM at the Amityville Club
Saturday, June 23rd, 9 AM to 5 PM at the Amityville VFW Hall
Wednesday, June 13, 20 & 27, 6 PM to 9 PM each day.
Schedule
a Boating Safety Class!
Schedule
your Vessel Safety Check Today!
Membership in the Coast Guard Auxiliary is open to U.S. citizens,
at least 17 years old, and pass a basic background check. There
are no upper age limits or height/weight standards, although for
operational activities, you must be physically able to perform certain
tasks. There are no minimum service hours – you can serve
as little or as much as you want.
Join us at Tanner Park in Copiague on Saturday, May 19!
The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 1, in conjunction with the
Town of Babylon, will be kicking off National Safe Boating Week with an interagency
Boaters Safety event at Tanner Park in Copiague, on May 19, 2012.
Representatives will provide information and answer questions:
United States Coast Guard
Fire Department Marine Units
Suffolk County Marine Bureau
Manufacturers of boating safety equipment
Come join us as we present topics and equipment pertaining to boating safety
and the boating safety services provided by each participating agency.
Events:
Simulated Search and Rescue demonstration by Auxiliary aircraft and surface vessels.
Vessel Safety Check program discussion.
Vessel Safety Check Inspections performed by the United States Coast Guard
Auxiliary throughout the day.
Flare handling demonstrations.
Fire Department Marine Units will conduct on water demonstrations.
“Ready, Set, Wear It!” - bring your life jacket and come join in the fun!
FC Tom Dodge, Member Training Officer Wally Siller and IPFC John Gustaffsen
You do not have to own a boat or participate in water-based operations
to join the Auxiliary.
With nationwide membership, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary actively
provides safety patrols on area waterways and regularly meets with
the boating public at marinas and in classrooms. We also directly
assist the U.S. Coast Guard in non-law enforcement programs such
as search and rescue, and marine environmental protection.
Diane Ortiz and George Tranos (left) received the Founders Award for 2010
The Auxiliary needs people with leadership, administrative and
technical skills (such as web site design, computer server administration,
graphic design, photography, videography, communications, public
relations/public affairs, instruction and instructional design,
and personnel services) to support those Auxiliaries involved in
the recreational boating safety and operations & marine safety
missions.
Come join us and see what we are all about! If you plan
on attending a meeting please send an email to info@flotilla1-2.org or call us at 631-841-8000.
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