Product Safety Testing and Labeling

The Yacht Safety Bureau is an independent, nonprofit, public service organization engaged only in testing for public safety in the boating field. The testing services are for end products only. Its object is to make certain that marine equipment measured for safe operation performs as intended. In order to accomplish this, the Bureau's safety evaluation program provides a reference base to which the measurement of a product can be related (safety testing standards), the means for accomplishing the measurement (safety testing), and the means for informing the public that the measurement has been met (product listing and labeling).