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This up-to-date and comprehensive electronic book on CD-ROM disc presents a vital collection of important government documents and reports about boating safety, with a vast compendium of material from the U.S. Coast Guard including publications, regulations, safety circulars, and much more. The U.S. Coast Guard, in its role as the designated National Recreational Boating Safety Coordinator, is a leader in improving the boating experience of the maritime public. It works in partnership with all stakeholders within the waterways activity spectrum and across all modes of transportation to reach consensus solutions. The mission is to minimize the loss of life, personal injury, property damage, and environmental impact associated with the use of recreational boats, through preventive means, in order to maximize safe use andenjoyment of U.S. Waterways by the public. The Strategic Plan of the National Recreational Boating Safety Program encompasses the U.S. Coast Guard's goals and strategies to ensure the public has a safe, secure, and enjoyable recreationalboating experience by implementing programs that minimize the loss of life, personal injury, and property damage while cooperating with environmental and national security efforts.Contents of this extensive collection and topics covered include:* Regulations, Laws, Operating Procedures enforced by the USCG, Navigation Rules, Recalls and Safety Defects, Safety Course links* Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS)* Aids to Navigation, buoys, beacons, markers* Boatbuilders Handbook for recreational vessels* Boating Safety Circulars* Sponsons on Canoes and Kayaks* Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning, helpful checklists and maintenance tips, reports, testimonials, educational tools* Accident Statistics* Safety Initiative "You're In Command"* Safety Grants* Boating Under the Influence (BUI) - alcohol effects, estimating impairment, enforcement and penalties, tips for avoiding BUI* Propeller Dangers and Strike* Personal Flotation Devices (PFD), life jacketsThe federal statutes authorize the U.S. Coast Guard to regulate the manufacture and safety standards of recreational boats and boating-related equipment. These include regulations for: Manufacturer certification, Identification of boats, Display of capacity information, Safe loading, Safe powering, Flotation, Electrica, systems, Fuel systems, Ventilation, Start-in-gear protection, navigation lights, Backfire flame control, Negligent operation, Operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol or a dangerous drug, Numbering undocumented vessels, Reporting undocumented vessels, accidents and casualties, State numbering and casualty reporting systems, Carriage and use of persona, flotation devices (PFDs), Carriage and use of visual distress signals (VDS), Carriage of fire extinguishing equipment, Correction of especially hazardous conditions.The U.S. Coast Guard's most recent boating-related accident statistics show: 697 fatalities - 3,451 injuries - nearly $39 million in property damage; 87 percent of drowning victims were not wearing life jackets; Alcohol was either a direct or indirect contributing factor in approximately one-quarter of all boating fatalities; About 70 percent of all boating fatalities occurred on boats where the operator had not received boating safety instruction; The most reported type of accident was a collision with another vessel. However, capsizing and falls overboard are the most reported types of fatal accidents and accounted for the vast majority (59 percent) of all boating fatalities; Overall, carelessness/reckless operation, operator inattention, excessive speed and operator inexperience are the leading contributing factors of all reported accidents. ... Read more

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This up-to-date and comprehensive electronic book on CD-ROM disc presents a vital collection of important government documents and reports about boating safety, with a vast compendium of material from the U.S. Coast Guard including publications, regulations, safety circulars, and much more. The U.S. Coast Guard, in its role as the designated National Recreational Boating Safety Coordinator, is a leader in improving the boating experience of the maritime public. It works in partnership with all stakeholders within the waterways activity spectrum and across all modes of transportation to reach consensus solutions. The mission is to minimize the loss of life, personal injury, property damage, and environmental impact associated with the use of recreational boats, through preventive means, in order to maximize safe use and enjoyment of U.S. Waterways by the public. The Strategic Plan of the National Recreational Boating Safety Program encompasses the U.S. Coast Guard's goals and strategies to ensure the public has a safe, secure, and enjoyable recreational boating experience by implementing programs that minimize the loss of life, personal injury, and property damage while cooperating with environmental and national security efforts.Contents of this extensive collection and topics covered include:* Regulations, Laws, Operating Procedures enforced by the USCG, Navigation Rules, Recalls and Safety Defects, Safety Course links* Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS)* Aids to Navigation, buoys, beacons, markers* Boatbuilders Handbook for recreational vessels* Boating Safety Circulars* Sponsons on Canoes and Kayaks* Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning, helpful checklists and maintenance tips, reports, testimonials, educational tools* Accident Statistics* Safety Initiative You re In Command * Safety Grants* Boating Under the Influence (BUI) alcohol effects, estimating impairment, enforcement and penalties, tips for avoiding BUI* Propeller Dangers and Strike* Personal Flotation Devices (PFD), life jacketsThe federal statutes authorize the U.S. Coast Guard to regulate the manufacture and safety standards of recreational boats and boating-related equipment. These include regulations for: Manufacturer certification, Identification of boats, Display of capacity information, Safe loading, Safe powering, Flotation, Electrica, systems, Fuel systems, Ventilation, Start-in-gear protection, navigation lights, Backfire flame control, Negligent operation, Operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol or a dangerous drug, Numbering undocumented vessels, Reporting undocumented vessels, accidents and casualties, State numbering and casualty reporting systems, Carriage and use of persona, flotation devices (PFDs), Carriage and use of visual distress signals (VDS), Carriage of fire extinguishing equipment, Correction of especially hazardous conditions.The U.S. Coast Guard s most recent boating-related accident statistics show: 697 fatalities 3,451 injuries nearly $39 million in property damage; 87 percent of drowning victims were not wearing life jackets; Alcohol was either a direct or indirect contributing factor in approximately one-quarter of all boating fatalities; About 70 percent of all boating fatalities occurred on boats where the operator had not received boating safety instruction; The most reported type of accident was a collision with another vessel. However, capsizing and falls overboard are the most reported types of fatal accidents and accounted for the vast majority (59 percent) of all boating fatalities; Overall, carelessness/reckless operation, operator inattention, excessive speed and operator inexperience are the leading contributing factors of all reported accidents. ... Read more

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Discover How to Enjoy Your Speed Boat While Staying Safe! The complete guide to finally understanding speed boats is here!

In this report, you will discover the important aspects of speed boat safety :

1) Legal Requirements for Speed Boat Safety

Driving a speed boat means a lot of responsibility, especially when you have passengers you are responsible for. Now you can learn everything you are required to have on your boat and how to properly take care of your passengers so you don?t get a ticket.

2) Providing the safest experience for your passengers

The last thing you want to happen is for one of your passengers to be thrown overboard and to go into hypothermia before you can do anything about it. Learn everything you need to know about how to take care of your passengers.
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Driving a speed boat is a big responsibility, no matter if you are out in the ocean, a lake, reservoir, and more. There are state and federal regulations you must follow when you drive a boat on the waters. This system will teach you everything you need to know when it comes to speed boat safety, federal laws, regulations, and legal requirements! ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Trial, published by Thomson Gale on August 1, 2006. The length of the article is 3329 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Skimming the surface of safety: the personal watercraft industry has done as little as possible to address well-known hazards of these popular vessels, and the government is steering a slow course to regulation.
Author: Lee Brown
Publication: Trial (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 42Issue: 8Page: 30(5)

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This digital document is an article from Coast Guard Magazine, published by U.S. Coast Guard on March 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1246 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Enforcing boating safety the old fashioned way: removing one drunk boater at a time.
Publication: Coast Guard Magazine (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2005
Publisher: U.S. Coast Guard
Page: 32(4)

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This digital document is an article from Trial, published by Association of Trial Lawyers of America on February 1, 2003. The length of the article is 695 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Supreme Court rejects federal preemption in boating case.
Author: Rebecca Porter
Publication: Trial (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2003
Publisher: Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Volume: 39Issue: 2Page: 16(3)

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