Su mnier
pleasures

Common Sense
For Boating Safety

Staying alert, using personal on drunk boating. Laws enact-
flotation devices and being ed in 1993 provide that a boat
aware of your watercraft's ca- operator with a blood alcohol
pabilities can head off most level (BAC) of .10 percent or
boating accidents this summer, more who causes a death faces
AAA Michigan reports.
up to 15 years in jail and a fine
Michigan leads the nation between $2,500 and $10,000.
with registered boats, with more
Here are some safety tips for
than 874,000 reported in 1993. boaters:
In 1993, state boating accidents
* Fire extinguishers are re-
claimed 41 lives, more than any quired on motorboats with en-
other state except California closed engines and
and Florida. Another 221 vic- recommended for all watercraft.
tims were injured that same
*Check the weather forecast
year.
before leaving home and mon-
"Capsizing and falling over- itor a marine radio frequency
board remain the leading cause for warnings under way.
of boating fatalities," said Jer-
*Carry basic tools and a first-
ry Basch, AAA Michigan Com- aid kit.
munity Safety Services
*Give a trip plan with des-
Manager. "But many of these tination and expected return
accidents can be prevented."
time to someone reliable and no-
Even with your life jacket or tify that person of any changes.
personal flotation device (PFD)
*Follow safety procedures
on, staying alert is essential to when refueling.
safe boating, he said. Boaters
AAA Michigan also encour-
should be aware that several ages boaters to learn the "nau-
hours in the sun, glare, waves tical rules of the road."
and wind can double an indi- Members who complete a U.S.
vidual's reaction time. Alcohol Coast Guard Auxiliary or U.S.
also slows a boater's response, Power Squadron Safety Course
impairing vision and balance.
are eligible for a Preferred
Personal watercraft (PWC) Boater Discount of 10 percent
are subject to the same laws as on their insurance. ❑
all other boats, cautions Mr.
Baush. Because they are high- Source: MA Michigan
ly maneuverable, they are fun
and easy to use, but,
as with all water-
craft, care should be
exercised when they
are operated. It is
illegal to operate
these watercraft un-
der the influence of
alcohol.
Ship -To Shore Radio
Personal flota-
Bailer
tion devices also
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save lives. Michi-
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gan law requires
one PFD for each
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person on board.
New laws enacted
in 1994 require chil-
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wear PFDs on any
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boat, from canoes to
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Compass
Legislators are
also clamping down

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After wholesaling plumbing
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Moss' grandfather, Harry
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