"Wait! Before Leaving."
"File a Float Plan"
"Use a Pre-underway Checklist"
Boating Safety Suggestions
from The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries:
Always wear your personal flotatation device (PFD).
Alcohol and safe boating operation just don't mix.
Know how to swim.
Read the owner's manual for your boat.
Always maintain a good look at where you're going. Stay to the right of oncoming vessels.
Keep a whistle or horn readily available.
Stay away from tugs, towboats and large ships.
Stay away from swimming beaches, waterfront residences, jetties, dams and shallow water.
Don't cut in front of other boats or jump wakes.
Check the pressure gauge on your fire extinguisher.
Show consideration to others; be courteous and use common sense in the operation of your craft.
Be thoroughly familiar with the maneuvering characteristics of your craft.
Always be considerate of other water enthusiasts. Be responsible. Be safe.
Your life may depend upon it!
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