NASBLA 2014 BLA Workshop February 19-20, 2014 Lexington, KY NASBLA 55th Annual Conference October 16-19, 2014 Bar Harbor, Maine

NASBLA 2014 BLA Workshop February 19-20, 2014 Lexington, KY NASBLA 55th Annual Conference October 16-19, 2014 Bar Harbor, Maine 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 2014 BLA Workshop February 19-20, 2014 Lexington, KY NASBLA 55th Annual Conference October 16-19, 2014 Bar Harbor, Maine 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 2014 BLA Workshop February 19-20, 2014 Lexington, KY NASBLA 55th Annual Conference October 16-19, 2014 Bar Harbor, Maine 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 2014 BLA Workshop February 19-20, 2014 Lexington, KY NASBLA 55th Annual Conference October 16-19, 2014 Bar Harbor, Maine 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 2014 BLA Workshop February 19-20, 2014 Lexington, KY NASBLA 55th Annual Conference October 16-19, 2014 Bar Harbor, Maine 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 2014 BLA Workshop February 19-20, 2014 Lexington, KY NASBLA 55th Annual Conference October 16-19, 2014 Bar Harbor, Maine 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 2014 BLA Workshop February 19-20, 2014 Lexington, KY NASBLA 55th Annual Conference October 16-19, 2014 Bar Harbor, Maine 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 2014 BLA Workshop February 19-20, 2014 Lexington, KY NASBLA 55th Annual Conference October 16-19, 2014 Bar Harbor, Maine 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 2014 BLA Workshop February 19-20, 2014 Lexington, KY NASBLA 55th Annual Conference October 16-19, 2014 Bar Harbor, Maine Subcommittee Techniques and Technology Mandatory Life Jacket policy for Law Enforcement (Adam Gormely --- ME)

NASBLA 2014 BLA Workshop February 19-20, 2014 Lexington, KY NASBLA 55th Annual Conference October 16-19, 2014 Bar Harbor, Maine 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