K38 Founder, Shawn Alladio will be giving a presentation on RWC Standard of Training and Program Development at 11:00am on Tuesday the 22nd of April. Marine Units engaged in the use of Rescue Water Craft (RWC) which is the occupational name regarding a Personal Water Craft (PWC) or commonly referred to as a ‘Jetski’ will discover this is not a typical asset for a maritime unit. It requires of the department a thorough investigation on personnel resources, waterway types and seasonal conditions, personal protective equipment and a select vetting process for personnel. Shawn will explain project goals and realistic expectations for agencies pursuing the implementation of a new RWC marine unit for training, equipment and PPE needs or upgrading standards regarding pre-existing programs.

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2014 CBSOA SYMPOSIUM: RWC Standard of Training and Program Development
The CBSOA 41st Annual 3 Day Training Symposium is being held in San Diego on April 21- 23, 2014
Island Palms Hotel & Marina
2051 Shelter Island Drive
San Diego, CA 92106
Where: Island Palms Hotel & Marina-San Diego
When: Monday 4/21-Wednesday 4/23/2014
Time: 0800 to 1700 Daily All Boating Safety Officers and Members of the Boating Community Welcome
Cost: Members $110.00 Non-Members $150.00 CBSOA Membership $40.00 (2014)
K38 Founder, Shawn Alladio will be giving a presentation on RWC Standard of Training and Program
Development at 11:00am on Tuesday the 22
nd
of April.
Marine Units engaged in the use of Rescue Water Craft (RWC) which is the occupational name regarding
a Personal Water Craft (PWC) or commonly referred to as a ‘Jetski’ will discover this is not a typical asset
for a maritime unit. It requires of the department a thorough investigation on personnel resources,
waterway types and seasonal conditions, personal protective equipment and a select vetting process for
personnel.
Shawn will explain project goals and realistic expectations for agencies pursuing the implementation of a
new RWC marine unit for training, equipment and PPE needs or upgrading standards regarding pre-
existing programs.
CBSOA – RWC Standards and Program Development
About the Instructor
Shawn Alladio is a boating safety instructor certified by the National Safe Boating Council. She is a
Subject Matter Expert regarding Personal Water Craft or Rescue Water Craft for recreational safety and
occupational use since 1989.

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She specializes in program development and training courses for Local, State and Federal public safety
agencies and Maritime Security departments focusing on small power craft. She has been instructing
special waterborne divisions of the US Navy and USMC since 1996 to date. www.K38Rescue.com
ABOUT THE CBSOA
The California Boating Safety Officers Association was established in 1973 by a small group of officers
that saw a need to improve the training and interaction between all of California's Boating Safety Officers.
The California Boating Safety Officers Association includes over one hundred and fifty local, state or
federal agencies who provide some level of boating safety and marine law enforcement in California. The
CBSOA hosts one annual three-day training symposium in the Spring of each year and one or two one-
day symposiums throughout the rest of the year.
A newsletter, THE BEACON, which contains information about the association, an update of statewide
training programs, and general news of interest to our membership, is published four times per year.
Our Membership Roster is issued annually then updated in the newsletter.
THE BEACON is also a method of monitoring and lobbying for or against legislation that deals with
boating safety issues.
Our past accomplishments include being the lead in the legislation that revamped California's Boating
Under the Influence laws to more closely align with the Vehicle Code; Creating the first Boating Accident
Investigation Writing Template in the country, and; Sponsoring the legislation that made ski flag use
mandatory in California.
We look forward to serving our membership even more as we move through time.
If you are a boating safety officer, please consider joining us:
http://www.cbsoa.org/application.php
The objectives and purposes of this Association
1. To provide service to the boating public
2. To develop a spirit of cooperation among those who have dedicated themselves to boating safety
3. To encourage, endorse, and propose legislation which the membership considers important to the
advancement of boating safety
4. To inform the members through periodical bulletins or newsletters
5. To encourage standardization and uniformity in the operation and management of boating
safety education and enforcement
6. To provide representation for the membership in matters related to boating safety and enforcement
7. To promote those activities designed to result in the availability of additional academic and/or
vocational training for the benefit of the members
8. To provide for the social and recreational needs of the membership and to build and maintain group
harmony and strength
9. To receive, hold, and disburse gifts, bequests, devices, and other funds for these purposes
10. To own and maintain or to lease suitable real property and buildings and equipment, and any other
personal property which is deemed necessary for its purpose
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