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When out or in the water, babies should be wearing an approved personal floatation device. These life jacket recommendations consider safety, comfort, and durability.

In many areas, children 13 and younger must wear a life jacket while boating. Learn what features parents should look for in children's personal floatation devices (PFD).

Be smart and wear your life jacket! PFDs come in many styles and built for different purposes. Learn more about PFDs at Suite101.

Pick the right PFD or lifejacket for your next outdoor boating activity. A comfortable PFD is more likely to be worn.

Use a pre-departure inspection checklist and look your boat over before each trip. A little time spent preparing for your next trip can save major headaches later.

The 2007 North American Safe Boating Campaign is underway and offers many new programs aimed at improving boating safety.

Vessel Safety Checks assure boaters that they are ready for operating on the water safely. Schedule a VSC soon.

Discover what the National Transportation Safety Board has identified as critical needs for improving boating safety in the United States

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

Solo boaters take additional responsibility for their personal safety. The joy of the ocean solitude is braced by the reality of the consequences of poor decision making

Knowledge of the navigation rules and these tips can reduce the chance of having a collision with another boat.

A little time spent briefing your passengers in onboard safety procedures will pay handsomely during a true emergency.

Recreational boaters have much to contribute towards improving and assisting the Coast Guard with keeping our waterways safe.

Retrace Capt John Smith's voyages of Chesapeake Bay. Celebrate the 400th anniversary of Jamestown by paddling the new Captain John Smith National Historic Trail

Suggestions for gifts that any boater will love to receive. The boater in your life will welcome a gift that is both practical and well suited to their avocation.

Immersion in water below sixty degrees evokes dramatic physiologic changes that can make survival problematic. Understanding these changes can save a person's life.

Paddle a canoe in Silver River State Park in an attempt to spot a monkey and enjoy lunch in downtown Ocala, an easy day trip from Orlando, Florida.

Helicopter evacuation is very effective in assisting with medical emergencies on a boat. Knowledge of helicopter procedures will prepare you for an event like this.

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.

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.

For an adventure-filled introduction to outdoor and fitness travel, take your family to Austin, Texas for exposure to nature and outdoor fun.

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