Visual Distress Signals, Are You Prepared?
The presentation is designed to review the proper and SAFE use of pyrotechnic visual distress signals as well as provide an update on the available USCG Compliant non-pyrotechnic alternatives from Orion, ACR & Sirius Signal that comply with 46 CFR 161.013 & the RTCM Standard 13200.0 for Electronic Visual Distress Devices (eVDSD).

Steve Caldero
VP Sales & Marketing
Sirius Signal Co.
Steve Caldero is the Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Sirius Signal. As a thirty-five-year recreational boater in California, Steve has traveled up and down the coast, from Santa Barbara to San Diego, the Channel Islands to Catalina. Boating safety has been a passion for many years. Steve organized the only live fire Visual Distress Signal trainings with an active duty USCG Instructor in Southern California and the only expired flare collection in Los Angeles County in conjunction with Waterfront Education in Redondo Beach, CA. Steve is a Certified California Boating & Waterways Dockwalker and advocate for boating safety and environmental responsibility.