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Pre-season Boating Safety Tips
With spring almost here it will soon be time to hit the water! Here are a few boating safety guidelines to help you have a safe and fun time on the water this year. For these and more boating safety tips and online boating courses visit theBoating Sectionof the ADCNR website.
• Boat Maintenance: Make sure your boat is in good working order before taking it out for the first time.
• Safety Equipment:Make sure all required safety equipment, including life jackets, are on the boat and in good working order
• Take a Boating Class: An informed boater is a safe boater, and in Alabama if you drive a boat you must have an operator's license.
• Courtesy on the Water: Remember the golden rule while on the water.
• Be a Weather Watcher: Keep an eye to the sky; it could save your life.
• Don't Drink and Drive: Just like on the highway, drinking and operating a boat is against the law; and on the water it can be even more dangerous.
With spring almost here it will soon be time to hit the water! Here are a few boating safety guidelines to help you have a safe and fun time on the water this year. For these and more boating safety tips and online boating courses visit theBoating Sectionof the ADCNR website.
• Boat Maintenance: Make sure your boat is in good working order before taking it out for the first time.
• Safety Equipment:Make sure all required safety equipment, including life jackets, are on the boat and in good working order
• Take a Boating Class: An informed boater is a safe boater, and in Alabama if you drive a boat you must have an operator's license.
• Courtesy on the Water: Remember the golden rule while on the water.
• Be a Weather Watcher: Keep an eye to the sky; it could save your life.
• Don't Drink and Drive: Just like on the highway, drinking and operating a boat is against the law; and on the water it can be even more dangerous.