The National Recreational Boating Safety Program

This article discusses the history of the National Boating Safety Program. The goals of the program are to reduce casualties and increase the overall enjoyment of recreational boating. Today, there are increasing numbers of watercraft and decreasing numbers of fatalities on the nation's waterways. While no death is acceptable, this trend shows that program's efforts are going in a positive direction.

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

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 88-90
• 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: Boating; Crash injuries; Fatalities; Maritime safety; Recreation; Water transportation crashes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01633100
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 28 2017 10:40AM