Chart a Course to Safe Boating

Chart a Course to Safe Boating AAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA Dreaming about the first day you'll take your boat out this season? Keep your dream from turning into a nightmare - take a boating safety course before you hit the water. Your passengers will thank you for helping to reduce their risk of injury and death in a boating accident. Why We Like Boating 3 in 4 75% 70.3% 65.7% BOATERS SAY SOCIALIZING SOCIALIZING CRUISING SIGHTSEEING Unfortunately, Boating Nightmares Do Happen OF BOATING 70% ORLAN ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY OPERATOR I ERROR 86% BOATING ACCIDENT DEATHS WHERE THE OPERATOR DID NOT HAVE SAFETY INSTRUCTION Take a Course, Save a Life BOAT OWNERS HAVE NOT COMPLETED A SAFETY COURSE 1/3 OF PEOPLE CONSIDERED 57,4% "NON-PRIMARY" BOAT OPERATORS HAVE COMPLETED A SAFETY COURSE Find boating courses in your area Boating safety courses are offered throughout the U.S. for boaters of all ages, even UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY CGAUX.ORG/BOATINGED BOATING SAFETY RESOURCE CENTER USCGBOATING.ORG kids! Courses cover a range NATIONAL SAFE BOATING COUNCIL of topics, from boat handling to reading the weather. SAFEBOATINGCOUNCIL.ORG OR CHECK YOUR STATE'S GOVERNMENT WEBSITE Sources: U.S Coast Guard Boating Safety Resource Center (www.uscgboating.org) and the 2011 National Recreational Boating Survey (http://www.uscgboating.org/assets/t STATE AUTO Insurance Companies 2012 Recreational Boating Statistics NION Snging/AssetManager/671.PDF) (http://www.uscgboating.org/assets/1/workflow_staging/Page/705PDF STATEAUTO.COM