Safety Tips Bring your life jacket, but leave the alcohol at home. The side effects of alcohol – impaired judgment, reduced balance, poor coordination – can be magnified by the boating environment. Statistics Did you know that 9 out of 10 drownings could have been prevented if only the person had been wearing their life jacket?Life jackets increase the chances of surviva in the event of a sudden, unexpected capsizing or fall overboard. Know how to swim?? This doesn’t matter. Knowing how to swim doesn’t drown-proof you. Statistics show that many boating fatalities involved boaters not wearing life jackets, getting knocked unconscious and going under. A life jacket will help keep you float until help arrives. |
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