Free Boater Kit

CA Boating and Waterways are making available to all boaters free essential boater kits updated for 2022.

The boater kits include:

• All the latest state books and guides
• Specialized pads for soaking up oil
• A unique bib for fuel spills
• And coupons for West Marine

To ensure you get your boater kit all you have to do is to fill out a short survey, it takes just four minutes. You can find the survey here.

1. How long have you been boating?

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2. What is your 5 digit ZIP code? *

3. What type of toilet is on your boat? *

• Installed Toilet
• Composting Toilet
• Port-a-Potty
• No Toilet Onboard

4. Facilities with this symbol (above) can? *

• Dispose of blackwater
• Accept used oil for recycling
• Use recycled water for irrigation
• Don't know

5. What pollutant can you properly dispose of where you see this symbol (above)? *

• Oily bilge water
• Sewage
• Trash
• Don't know

6. How do you clean oil that has leaked into the bilge or engine compartment? (Mark all that apply). *

• Use rage/paper towels
• Use oil absorbents
• Use bilge cleaning products
• I don't clean it
• Use bilge pumpout to extract the oily bilge water

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7. It is illegal to dump treated boat sewage in which of the following locations? *

• Freshwater lakes, reservoirs or impoundments
• Rivers that don't support interstate traffic
• Marinas or yacht harbors
• No dishcharge zones
• None of the above
• All of the above
• Don't know

8. Which of the following may happen to those who discharge untreated boat sewage within the 3-mile territorial limit? *

• Nothing - it is discouraged, not against the law
• Fine up to $1,000
• Fine up to $2,000
• Up to 6-months in jail
• Don't know

9. Any discharge of oil or petroleum products into state waters should be reported to both the National Response Center (800-424-8802) AND the California Office of Emergency Services (800-OILS-911) *

• True?
• False?

Pledge to Keep Our Waters Clean

I pledge to

• Use Cleaning Products that are less toxic, biodegradable, and phosphate free
• Ditch the disposable for reusables

YOUR PRIVACY IS IMPORTANT TO US!

The CA Coastal Commission, CA State Parks Division of Boating & Waterways, The Bay Foundation, and our partners do not share information with any other company or organization.

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