#Safety

This article discusses how social media is influencing recreational boater behavior. Whether it’s Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, more and more people are using some form of social media as part of their daily lives. Besides seeing the latest events in your friends’ lives, you can check the news, look up a tasty recipe for dinner, get updates on your favorite sports team, and even report crimes to the police. It seems like all generations, including baby boomers, are carrying a smart phone with the ability to link to social media. In keeping with the trend, the U.S. Coast Guard National Boating Safety Advisory Council (NBSAC) created a strategic plan to provide guidance for the National Recreational Boating Safety Program to reduce fatalities and injuries via various objectives and strategies, one of which recommends leveraging social media.

• Record URL:
  https://www.uscg.mil/proceedings/archive/2016/Vol73_No3_Fall-Winter2016.pdf
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• Authors:
  • Chisholm, Pete
• Publication Date: 2016

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 25-27
• Serial:
  • Coast Guard Journal of Safety & Security at Sea, Proceedings of the Marine Safety & Security Council
  • Volume: 73
  • Issue Number: 3-4
  • Publisher: U.S. Coast Guard
  • Serial URL: http://www.uscg.mil/proceedings/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Boating; Fatalities; Injuries; Recreation; Safety campaigns; Smartphones; Social media; Technological innovations; Water transportation crashes
• Identifier Terms: Facebook; Twitter
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01632943
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 28 2017 10:40AM