With fall approaching, it is time for our annual Safety-at-Sea (S@S) events sponsored by the US Coast Guard and the US Coast Guard Auxiliary. Here are the upcoming S@S events:
Safety at Sea GAM
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for the 2025 Safety at Sea GAM will be held 19-21 September 2025 at the US Merchant Marine Academy. Please follow this link to register your unit:
https://scoutingevent.com/358-SafetyatSeaandGam
What is a GAM? Traditionally, a visit or friendly gathering at sea or ashore between ships and sailors. Events, exhibits, and games will include: Damage Control Simulator, Pyrotechnics Instruction, Flash pan/Fire Extinguisher Training, Recreational Vessel Inspection, Shipboard FIRST Aid, Craft in Distress Exercise, Signaling, Search & Rescue Olympics (timed challenge), Dewatering & Pump Operation, and more!
Remember, camping will be available, but the event is also Bring Your Own Boat, so if you intend to come by sea, please remember to send your vessel information.
Safety-at-Sea Curtis Bay
This year’s Safety at Sea will take place on September 13 at U.S. Coast Guard Yard Curtis Bay.
This event is open to all registered Sea Scouts, Venturers, and Scouts BSA members who are at least 14 years old. Maritime Explorers ages 11-14 are also invited to attend.
To register, visit the Baltimore Area Council website: https://www.scoutingevent.com/220-SaS25
Please download and review the contents of the Boarding Manual for full details, including a form you need to complete and bring with you when you arrive.
San Francisco Safety at Sea
Safety at Sea Registration is open! Click to register now.
Date: Saturday, September 27th, 8am-6pm
Sector San Francisco (Yerba Buena Island)
Safety at Sea is a hands-on youth maritime safety program where you will make new friends, launch flares, swim in a survival suit and learn how to guard against water accidents. Please join us at Yerba Buena Island on September 27th. Here’s what to expect:
Hands-On Training: We are proud to offer hands-on training at Safety @ Sea. While things are subject to change, we plan on offering Pipe Patching, Fire Extinguisher Training, Survival Suit Training, Man Overboard Training, Flare Training, Fire Hose Tug of War, and more! Everyone will have the opportunity to participate, and the instructors will make sure everyone gets wet!
First Aid & CPR Training: We have an instructor available for a half-day Red Cross 1st Aid and CPR Class. We’d like to offer these sessions to Ordinary-ranked scouts who have already attended one or two S@S events and would like to further their advancement towards Able rank. This classes will be $20 extra, and we only have 12 spots so we will fill them on a first come, first served basis. Email me back with your scout’s name to secure a spot.
The “Company System”: The Safety @ Sea Weekend is planned differently than other Sea Scout events. Ships are put into a “Company” with other Ships to allow for completion of all the training events in eight hours. Ships are to stay with their assigned Company during the events and are to follow their assigned Plan of the Day.
Registration: Online registration is open and will close on September 2nd. All names of participants are due on that date, due to Coast Guard Security measures. Please register early if you can — we will send you a roster link once you register, and you can add people up until the 2nd.