These days, it's crazy to think that several states that don't have mandatory boating instruction, but there is something you can do about it.
In the past year, the number of boating accidents has gone up five percent, and three-fourths of boating deaths involved an operator who hadn't received any boating safety instruction.
Even scarier, kids as young as 12 are allowed to operate watercraft--even if they're being supervised.
If you're thinking of operating a boat, it's easy enough to get proper boating education--you can actually do it online now.
Although nothing beats hands-on experience, there are online courses, specific to each state's laws and regulations, at
boatingbasicsonline.com.
And no matter what, make sure you have the essential safety items on board at all times: that includes personal floating devices, a whistle or horn, visual distress signals, and a fire extinguisher.
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Boating Safety Basics.
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