safety
Video: Shared Waterways – Safely Using America’s Resources
This video reminds boaters of all types, both commercial and recreational, from kayakers to shipping freighters that our nation’s waterways are a shared resource and that a certain level of responsibility to safely share our waterways is the duty of all boaters. See if the scenarios in this video remind you of your local waterway!
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Video: Life Jackets and Seat Belts, It’s Your Choice
This creative video contrasts the societal norms of seat belt usage in cars against life jacket wear rates in boats but, it doesn’t matter which mode of transportation, once you’ve realized that you’re about to be in an accident, there’s no time to buckle up in a car or a boat. Watch how these two scenarios unfold.
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Video: Lake of the Ozarks Impairment
Watch for the first time as we see the lasting effects that impaired boating has on first responders as Lake of the Ozarks Missouri Highway Patrolmen share their insights on years of impaired boater accident investigations. Corporal Stacey Mosher (25 years with Missouri water patrol) reports that alcohol was involved in every fatal incident she’s investigated, so it’s important for boaters, just like drivers, to always designate a sober skipper.
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Video: Balancing Act BUI PSA
This short, but very clever video depiction is an important reminder for boaters that operating a boat while impaired is dangerous and could be costly. It’s just not worth the risk!
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Video: Super Hero Life Jacket
Life jackets save lives. Boaters should be reminded that accidents are not predictable and therefore a life jacket should be worn at all times while boating. Watch this humorous interaction between a father and a son while choosing their favorite life jacket before a day on the water.
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Video: New Life Jacket Labels Explained
This informative video explains the Coast Guard’s new life jacket labeling system showing boaters exactly what the new label’s icons mean and how to choose a new life jacket.
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Video: Properly Sizing Children’s Life Jacket
This creative animated video reminds boaters of how important it is to have a child’s life jacket fit properly. The U. S. Coast Guard approved video shows examples of life jackets that are too big and how they may slip off the child during an emergency.
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Boating Magazine Wins Video Awards
At the annual and prestigious Boating Writer’s International Awards, BOATING took away six awards, most notably completely sweeping the ”Boating Video” category.
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NSBC BoatBeat Blog: The Rules of the Road
The Navigation Rules are much like the rules of the road on the highway. They establish a consistent way to navigate safely and avoid collisions when two boats are crossing paths, are on course to meet head-on, or when one boat wishes to overtake another.
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NSBC BoatBeat Blog: Carbon Monoxide
Exposure to carbon monoxide (CO) in large amounts or even small amounts for a long duration often results in death. CO is an odorless, colorless and tasteless gas in the exhaust produced in gasoline engines.
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NSBC BoatBeat Blog: EPIRB and PLB
An Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon, or EPIRB, is used to alert Search and Rescue forces in the event of an emergency.
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NSBC BoatBeat Blog: Emergency Engine/Propulsion Cut-Off Devices FAQ
Emergency engine/propulsion cut-off devices, sometimes referred to as an engine cut-off switch or kill switch, are a time-proven safety device used to stop the boats engines should the driver unexpectedly fall overboard.
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NSBC BoatBeat Blog: Boating Emergency Preparedness
A boating emergency can happen anytime, anywhere — and does not only refer to a problem with the vessel, but also to any dangerous situation involving a passenger.
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Cold-Water Boating
Cold-water immersion is the cause of many boating-related fatalities. The danger increases as water temperature decreases below normal body temperature (98.6o F).
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Choosing the Right Life Jacket
No matter what the activity or style chosen, the most important thing is this: Remember to be responsible and always wear your life jacket while boating.
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Boating Safety Tips
A great list of 13 boating safety tips from the National Boating Safety Council.
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Recreational Boating Safety Facts from the NSBC
All figures are from the U.S. Coast Guard’s 2019 Recreational Boating Safety Statistics, the latest official record of reported recreational boating accidents
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NauticEd Press Kit
NauticEd is recognized as the leading international and fastest-growing North American sailing and boating education company.
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