Fall boating season is here and with it comes various types of hazards that bring cold water and air temperatures. Here are three safety tips from the BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water that are perfect for the green season.
- A floating plan is required
A floating plan is as simple as telling someone in charge where you're going and when you're going to return. With fewer other boats on the water (possibly Good Samaritans) after Labor Day, a float schedule ensures lifeguards are notified if you ever fail to return after you've left . Leaving a note under your vehicle's wipers on the launch pad can also help set off an alarm.
- Do you have a way to get back to the ship?
While ranking fifth on the US Coast Guard's 2021 list of the "Top Five Types of Accidents" with 273 accidents, falls overboard also resulted in the most fatalities (170 fatalities) and more fatalities than the other four major accident types combined (#1 boat collision: 1,226 casualties, 31 fatalities; #2 collision with solid objects: 508 casualties, 43 fatalities; #3 flooding or submersion: 461 casualties, 55 fatalities; #4 grounding: 308 casualties, 23 deaths).
Your swim ladder needs to be functional and accessible as cold water can quickly wear you down. If your boat doesn't have a built-in ladder, compact emergency ladder, or even a loop line attached to a cleat that's pre-installed with footrest loops every few inches and hung over the stern, you can replace them.
- With life jackets, the camouflage style poses a danger
The dark green, beige, and black camouflage patterns are exceptional because they do exactly what they're meant to do: blend in with your surroundings. However, this is not an advantage if you are swimming in the water and lifeguards are on the alert. If possible, make your job easier and wear a high-visibility lifejacket.
For smaller boats and paddlers, leaf season is also a good time to attach the lifejacket to the body, including using snaps.
About the BoatUS Foundation
The BoatUS Foundation for Safe Boating and Clean Water is the national leader in promoting safe, clean, and responsible boating. Funded primarily by donations from more than 800,000 members of the Boat Owners Association of the United States (BoatUS), the nonprofit organization provides innovative educational activities directly to boaters and fishermen with the goal of reducing accidents and fatalities, improving the management of America's waterways, and to maintain pleasure boating. safe for everyone. A variety of safe and clean boating courses, including the nation's largest free online boating safety course, is available at BoatUS.org/Courses .
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