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welcome to channel islands national park
the park headquarters is located in
ventura please arrive on time
when you arrive 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 the park
boat you will receive a one-time
briefing from the superintendent or
designated park staff explaining the
rules
you will also receive current tied and
weather information from the boat
captain you must honestly consider all
the information provided before deciding
to continue onto the park boat
on this trip you will be traveling to
santa cruz island on board the ocean
ranger and arriving at scorpion
anchorage where you will go ashore
scorpion anchorage is located 20 miles
from ventura and if you go direct it
should take just over an hour to reach
the island
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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
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anytime you are outside the cabin you
must have your life jacket on and
buckled properly
two deckhands on board will help you
cross to the island safely please listen
to what they have to say
when the boat lines up with the ladder
on the dock you will 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 must always
be obeyed
the captain with cause can order you to
stay on board and you must follow their
instructions 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 more rungs
once again
two deckhands on board will help you
transfer to the boat 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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