The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-02
Coast Guard Reserve HotiAa
Organized By Yachtsmen Here

eoillAed 1oI tne following purposes,
under the law:
Promotion of safety of life and
property at sea and upon navigable
waters; disseminating information
concerning the laws, rules, and
regulations concerning motorboats
and yachts; distributing informa-
ton and knowledge concerning the
operation and navigation of motor
boats and yachts; and cooperation
With the coast guard.
The Wilmington flotilla is a part
OF the U. S. coast guard of the Nor
folk district, which comprises the
states of Maryland, Virginia, and
North Carolina.
The district includes the coastal
limits ofetaoi ii i iiaaa E EFT T
waters from the southern limits of
the New York district to a line
from the intersection of the coast
line with the North Carolina-South
Carolina state line, to Frying Pan
Shoals lightship: the Atlantic
Ocean between the latitude of Fry
ing Pan Shoals lightship and the
southern limits of the New York
district.
Duties of the district board of
the reserve are act upon matters
OF policy within the district. assist
the district commander in admin
lsterlng and fostering the reserve,
pass on applications for reserve
membership conduct disenroll-
ment proceedings, and conduct
elections Of officers.
A fotilla must be composed oil
ten or more motorboats or yachts
owned by not less than ten reserv-
lists who have been authorized by
the district commander to estab.
fish a fotilla. The r~eservists con-
stitute the f1otilla personnel.
In the event the Flotilla person
mel or number of boats of any
fotilla becomes less than the pre-
Scribed number, the district COM
mander, may in h S discretion,
cause such fotilla to be joined with
another flotilla in his district.
Eligibility rules for membership
in the Wilmington fotilla are: any
citizen. over Is years of age, who
owns not less than a Is per cent
interest in any yacht or motor
boat.
A candidate for membership
must give satisfactory evidence of
the thorough knowledge of the fol-
lowing: handling and operation of
vessels, rules of the road, buoyage
system in the United States, navi-
cation laws applicable to the yes
sci upon which his application for
membership is based, and regula-
tons of the reserve.
The vessel, upon which the ap-
plicant bases his application for
membership, must be competently
operated, well-found, in good oper-
ating condition, shipshape, equip
ped in accordance with law, and,
in addition, must be provided with
adequate ground tackle and equip
ped with suitable devices for day
and night signalling.
Two lines of advancement, those
of deck and engineering, are es-
tablished. The designations in
these specialties in order of adj
vancement are as follows: Deck,
navigator. senior navigator, and
master navigator; and engineer,
senior engineer, and master en-
gineer.
Coast guard reserve vessels are
classified as follows: Class |, sea-
going motorboats or yachts pos
sessing accommodations and cap
able of extended off-shore cruises;
Class 2, motorboats or yachts pos
sessing accommodations and ad-
apted for use upon protected wat
ers: and Glass g., motorbOats or
yachts without accommodations.
Reserve vessels may be award
ed a merit rating of excellent
based upon general upkeep, ap-
rearance. competency of operating
personnel, and conformity with the
navigation laws d: of the United
States and the Regulations for the
Reserve, both with regard to equip
ment carried by the vessel and its
operation. l