Ntsb Safety Alert National Transportation Safety Board

By National Transportation Safety Board

Book Id: WPLBN0000702885
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 127,832 KB.
Reproduction Date: 2006

Title:	Ntsb Safety Alert National Transportation Safety Board
Author:	National Transportation Safety Board
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Transportation and society, National Transportation Safety Board (U.S.)
Collections:	National Transportation Safety Board Collection
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Publisher:	National Transportation Safety Board


Citation APA MLA Chicago Safety Board, N. T. (n.d.). Ntsb Safety Alert National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.us/

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Government Reference Publication

Excerpt
Excerpt: Recreational boating deaths: a SERIOUS problem // Recreational boating is fun, but the water can be unforgiving. // An average of 714 boaters die each year; 508 of those by drowning. // Deaths are the result of 2 major safety failures: lack of a required personal flotation device (PFD) and uneducated boaters. // Most parents would not drive anywhere without their kids in seatbelts, car seats or booster seats. Parents should not hesitate to protect children, on the water, in a life jacket. // Most of those who drown were in open motorboats (51 percent) and in boats less than 21 feet in length (71 percent). // PFD wear is effective. Boating accident data shows that when mandatory PFD requirements are adopted, drowning fatalities go down. // About 84 percent of these drowning victims would still be alive, if they had worn PFDs (U.S. Coast Guard estimate). // Eighty percent of recreational boat operators involved in accidents had never completed a boating safety education course.