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America's Boating Course (ABC)
Take America's Boating Course or consider giving it as a gift to a boater you love. Learn more about boating safety today.
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Pre-launch Checklist
Get your boat ready for spring with this checklist.
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Preventable Tragedy
A little common sense can prevent tradegies.
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State Boating Education Law Update
Keep up with the ever changing State rules and regulations concerning safe boating.
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5 Star Safety Program
Learn more about charter boat safety and efforts made to improve it for crew and passengers on uninspected passenger vessels
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Boating Safety Equipment Checkup
The following suggestions represent a few of the safety gear items found aboard a safe vessel that should be checked before going out this boating season.
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I'm a Safe Boater, Are You?
The National Safe Boating Council encourages children to tell and show us how to be safer boaters by entering the 2008 Boating Safety Sidekicks Contest
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Top Ten Boating Safety Tips
Here is a short list of ten suggestions that will help you be a safer boater from a major marine insurance company.
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1997 U.S. Boating Accident Figures Highest Ever
Review the most current accident reports from the USCG.
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Alcohol Use and Boating
Boaters need to understand the risk involved with alcohol use and operating boats. Boat operators need to evaluate alcohol use like any other stress they experience
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America's Waterway Watch
America's Waterway Watch is a program in which all boaters can participate. Increase your awareness of unusual activities and report them to the Coast Guard
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Automatic Identification System
Position and safety data transmitted by commercial vessels is freely available to recreational boaters that purchase readily available AIS receivers
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Avoiding Boat Collisions
Knowledge of the navigation rules and these tips can reduce the chance of having a collision with another boat.
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Battle of the Bilge
Learn how to keep your bilge ship shape.
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Battle of the Bilge
What evil lies in that deep dark space called the bilge?
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Boat Passenger Safety Orientation
A little time spent briefing your passengers in onboard safety procedures will pay handsomely during a true emergency.
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Boat Smart from the Start - National Safe Boating Week 1999
1999 National Safe Boating Week. Boat Smart from the Start. Wear Your Life Jacket.
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Boating and Homeland Security
Recreational boaters have much to contribute towards improving and assisting the Coast Guard with keeping our waterways safe.
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Boating Etiquette
Manners count even in boating. Learn how to be an etiquette boater.
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Boating Safety for Hunters
Many hunters use small craft to reach their favorite hunting spots. Hunting safety includes respecting basic boating safety principals.
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Boating Under the Influence
Find out how a terrible tragedy could have been prevented.
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Boats and Carbon Monoxide CO
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a silent killer that can strike any vessel. Learn to recognize and prevent CO poisoning
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BRAINS and Boat Accidents
The Coast Guard has developed a statistical modeling program that explores the effects of various accident factors and their overall contribution to an accident.
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But I Don't Want To Be In Charge (Continued)
Learn what to do if, because of an unusual circumstance, you find yourself in charge of a power vessel.
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But I Don't Want To Be In Charge - Part II
What should you do if you suddenly find yourself in charge of a boat that you are not familiar with.
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Charter's Checklist
Be prepared by using the Charter's checklist. Don't leave home without the essentials.
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Clean Boating - How to do Your Part
Be an environmentally responsible boater.
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Coast Guard Issues Mandatory Recall of Dangerous Houseboats
Urgent message from the USCG
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Coast Guard Vessel Boardings
The U.S. Coast Guard is responsible for safety on the water and you should expect to be boarded by them at some point in your boating career. Here is how to be prepared.
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Cold Water Boating Safety
Accidental immersion in cold water can be the beginning of a very bad day. Boaters need to understand what can happen with an unplanned fall into cold water.
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Concerns for Vessel Stability
Recreational boaters need to deal with the same stability issues experienced by commercial mariners. Addressing vessel stability will make your next trip safer.
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Damage Control for Boaters
Take time to assemble a damage control kit for your vessel. Be prepared for unforeseen events on the water!
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Did Your GPS Rollover - Mine Didn't
Find out what happened during the GPS rollover week.
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Displacement Wars or Life on the Bridge
What if you were boating along and look up and see a large tanker headed for you, what could that Capt. be thinking?
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Do You Need a Captain's License?
What is a 'passenger for hire'?
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Dockside Do's and Don'ts
Learn how to be a good dockside neighbor and also protect your boat.
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Documenting Your Boat - FAQs
To document or to not document your boat that is one of the freqently asked questions.
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Everyday Phrases and their Nautical Origins
Ever wonder where all those nautical terms came from? Here are a few.
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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Fuel
Fuel-You have to have it so you might want to learn about it.
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Further Spring Boat Preparation
Spring commissioning involves many different systems found on your boat. We explore maintenance of inboard engines and boat trailers in this article.
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Getting Your Boat Ready to Launch
Preparation is the key to successfully launching your boat. Time taken to prepare your boat before reaching the ramp will benefit everyone and your boat.
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GPIRB - the smart EPIRB
What could be better than and EPIRB and a GPS? A GPIRB! If you are a boater who operates offshore or in the Great Lakes, this could be the best "life insurance" policy you could own.
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Hypothermia
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Hypothermia Treatment for Boaters
Boaters should be familiar with the signs, symptoms, and treatment of hypothermia, while being proactive in its prevention
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Kids Don't Float (KDF) Program
Kids Don't Float is a water safety program that can make a major impact on reducing child & youth drowning incidents. Consider setting up a KDF program in your community
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Legislative Update for Recreational Boaters
Keep abreast of new regulations both state wide and national.
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Life Jackets...So Many, So Different
All you ever wanted to know about PFDs.
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Looks Like Chicken Pox - AKA Blisters
How to take care of those dreaded blisters.
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Man Overboard Basics
Develop a plan to successfully retrieve your crew from the water and get them back on your boat. Practice MOB procedures.
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Marine Fire Extinguishers - Which is best for you
Which fire extinguisher do you need?
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