NASBLA
NASBLA
55th2014
Annual
BLAConference
Workshop
October
February
16-19,
19-20,
20142014
Bar Harbor,
Lexington,
Maine
KY
2014 Committee Leadership
•Matt Majors (TN) Chair
•Skip Camejo (CT) V-Chair
•Stephanie Weatherington (AR) Executive Board Liaison
•Brandon Gust (SD) Chair subcommittee Training and
Certification
•Adam Gormely (ME) Chair subcommittee Techniques and
Technology
NASBLA
NASBLA
55th2014
Annual
BLAConference
Workshop
October
February
16-19,
19-20,
20142014
Bar Harbor,
Lexington,
Maine
KY
Subcommittee Training and
Certification
• Swift Water Rescue
(Daryl Teter – NE)
– Assembled Working Group
– Curriculum review
– Pennsylvania online course
– Carry forward for development of Instructor-Led
course.
NASBLA
NASBLA
55th2014
Annual
BLAConference
Workshop
October
February
16-19,
19-20,
20142014
Bar Harbor,
Lexington,
Maine
KY
Subcommittee Training and
Certification
• E-Learning
(Brandon Gust – SD)
– Member survey
– Pre-requisite learning advantages
– Boat Crew Member and GPS Forensics
– BETA testing to launch in early 2015
NASBLA
NASBLA
55th2014
Annual
BLAConference
Workshop
October
February
16-19,
19-20,
20142014
Bar Harbor,
Lexington,
Maine
KY
Subcommittee Training and
Certification
• 2014 Operation Dry Water
(Randy Henry --- OR)
– Annual review and updating support materials for
law enforcement
– 496 agencies – and 6,838 officers participated
NASBLA
NASBLA
55th2014
Annual
BLAConference
Workshop
October
February
16-19,
19-20,
20142014
Bar Harbor,
Lexington,
Maine
KY
Subcommittee Training and
Certification
• Reasonable Suspicion vs. Probable Cause
(Tim Dunleavy --- NH)
– Boarding recreational boaters
– Jurisdiction, privacy and legal implications
– Case study review
– Findings
NASBLA
NASBLA
55th2014
Annual
BLAConference
Workshop
October
February
16-19,
19-20,
20142014
Bar Harbor,
Lexington,
Maine
KY
Subcommittee Techniques and
Technology
• NASBLA phone app
(Mike Pratt --- DC)
– Abandoned app for MLEO – based on survey results
– Developing app for boaters
– Link to and improve interaction with boating
agencies
– Release in 2015
NASBLA
NASBLA
55th2014
Annual
BLAConference
Workshop
October
February
16-19,
19-20,
20142014
Bar Harbor,
Lexington,
Maine
KY
Subcommittee Techniques and
Technology
• Branded Messaging
(Tim Worrell --- VA)
– Series of articles based on established products
– Series titled the “Teaching Moment”
– SCA and Currents
NASBLA
NASBLA
55th2014
Annual
BLAConference
Workshop
October
February
16-19,
19-20,
20142014
Bar Harbor,
Lexington,
Maine
KY
Subcommittee Techniques and
Technology
• Mandatory Life Jacket policy for Law
Enforcement
(Adam Gormely --- ME)
– Began the committee year with just 4 states
remaining w/o a policy statement
– Colorado confirmed policy statement in 2014
NASBLA
NASBLA
55th2014
Annual
BLAConference
Workshop
October
February
16-19,
19-20,
20142014
Bar Harbor,
Lexington,
Maine
KY
Subcommittee Techniques and
Technology
• Mandatory Life Jacket policy for Law
Enforcement
(Adam Gormely --- ME)
NASBLA
NASBLA
55th2014
Annual
BLAConference
Workshop
October
February
16-19,
19-20,
20142014
Bar Harbor,
Lexington,
Maine
KY
Subcommittee Techniques and
Technology
• NASBLA Edition Patrol Boat
(Skip Camejo --- CT)
– Per terms of sponsorship agreement
– Patrol craft designed for single operator
– Near-shore and river RBS patrol
– Baseline options
NASBLA
NASBLA
55th2014
Annual
BLAConference
Workshop
October
February
16-19,
19-20,
20142014
Bar Harbor,
Lexington,
Maine
KY