welcome to channel islands national park
the park headquarters is located in
ventura please arrive on time
take one of the life jackets we have
provided and sign the boat manifest
remain on the back deck until crane
operations are over
if you are a first timer on our boat you
will receive a one-time briefing from
our superintendent or designated park
staff explaining the rules
you will also receive current tide and
weather information from the boat
captain you must honestly consider all
of the information provided before
deciding to continue onto the park boat
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on this trip you'll be traveling to
santa cruz island prisoners harbor on
board the ocean ranger
prisoners harbor marks the property line
between the national park service and
the nature conservancy
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the boat does not tie up to the dock but
instead maneuvers alongside of it in an
operation called live boating
anytime you are outside the cabin you
must have your life jacket on and
buckled properly
a deckhand on board will help you cross
the island safely please listen to what
they have to say
and the platform on the boat lines up
with the ladder on the dock you'll be
given instructions to go and you must go
carefully because the boat will not be
in position for long
crossing to the island may look easy
but it is not you must focus on what you
are doing ignore distractions
and avoid normalizing risk
if you feel for any reason that you
should not step across to the island
please speak up and you can stay on
board the captain is in charge and you
must always follow their instructions
with cause they can order you to stay on
board and you must obey in order to ride
on park boats in the
future when getting back on the boat the
tide might be lower and you'll have to
go down the ladder a few rungs once
again you'll have a deckhand on board
who will help you transfer to the island
safely
they may ask you to wait while the boat
gets back into position
please listen to what they have to say
and then move carefully and decisively
back to the boat
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