S.C. Dept. of Natural Resources holding courtesy boat inspections

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is offering boaters a chance to avoid tickets on the water during Memorial Day weekend.

Officers will perform courtesy boat inspections at public boat landings across the state.

DNR officials say the inspection will check for required safety equipment and registrations before launch.

Though not required, DNR officials say boaters who get an inspection and are found to not be in compliance will not be ticketed and instead be given an opportunity to correct the issue before launch. Officers will also be available to answer any questions that boaters may have.

In the Lowcountry, inspections will be held on May 29 at Cypress Garden in Berkeley County and May 30 at Wapoo Cut Landing in Charleston County and Lemon Island Boat Ramp in Beaufort County. All inspection times are from 10 a.m. until noon.

The full list of dates times and locations are as follows:

DATE	LANDING	TIME	COUNTY
5/28	Johnnie Causey Landing - ICW	10 a.m.-Noon	Horry
5/28	Lake Murray Dam	10 a.m.-Noon	Lexington
5/28	Ebenezer Park - Lake Wylie	10 a.m.-Noon	York
5/29	River Forks Boat Ramp - Lake Hartwell	10 a.m.-Noon	Anderson
5/29	Cypress Garden	10 a.m.-Noon	Berkeley
5/29	Alex Harvin Landing -Lake Marion	10 a.m.-Noon	Clarendon
5/29	Easterling Landing - Lake Robinson	10 a.m.-Noon	Darlington
5/29	Molly Creek Landing - Lake Wateree	10 a.m.-Noon	Fairfield
5/29	Greenwood State Park - Lake Greenwood	10 a.m.-Noon	Greenwood
5/30	Lemon Island Boat Ramp	10 a.m.-Noon	Beaufort
5/30	Wapoo Cut Landing - ICW	10 a.m.-Noon	Charleston
5/30	Dorn Landing - Lake Thurmond	10 a.m.-Noon	McCormick
5/30	Twelve Mile Landing - Lake Hartwell	10 a.m.-Noon	Pickens