General Boat Safety Information

United States Coast Guard Auxiliary 12-2 Grand Strand


The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary has several safety concerns 
that you should be aware of.  This includes riding on the bow of boats, 
which is one cause of severe injuries and even death.  Also, drinking 
and driving a boat while fatigued from sun and waves can greatly reduce 
good judgment. Another concern is that too many people are not watching 
their children and they are not making sure that they wear their life 
vests. 

Particularly good swimmers often consider themselves immune to drowning, 
but even the best will not survive if rendered unconscious. Also people 
that drown without floatation are often difficult to locate, sometimes 
for days, which is traumatic for everyone concerned.  Swimmers fall in 
this category as well! If you are unconscious, how good can you swim?
A lot of caution and common sense will make your boating much more FUN 
in the SUN!

Boat Smart...Boat Safe...Wear It!

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The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary 12-2 Grand Strand, South Carolina

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