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1. Boating accidents found implications for PWC safety Boating accidents found implications for PWC safety...
2. Personal Watercraft Insurance, Safety and Accidents The number of PWC accidents involving injury varies by State. California reported 385 PWC-related accidents during the 1996 boating season, resulting in 298 injured persons, 8 fatalities, and $508,000 in property damage. Although PWC accounted for 16 percent of the registered vessels and 14 percent of the fatalities in California, they were involved in 45 […]...
3. Jet Ski and Boating Accidents Help in Florida The operator of a vessel involved in a boating accident where there is personal injury beyond immediate first-aid, death, disappearance of any person under circumstances which indicate death or injury, or if there is damage to the vessel(s) and/or personal property of at least $2,000, must, by the quickest means possible, give notice to one […]...
4. What is causing PWC accidents on the water The Safety Board initiated the current study to more closely examine fatalities and injury in addition to accident characteristics associated with PWC accidents. The study was not designed to estimate how often PWC accidents occur. For PWC accidents that occurred between January and June 1997, the Safety Board requested that State marine accident investigators provide […]...
5. Coast Guard statistics on recreational boating safety are derived from State boating accident reports Coast Guard statistics on recreational boating safety are derived from State boating accident reports...
6. Kids Left Unattended On Personal Watercraft Are At Risk Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks suggests that leaving a child behind the wheel of a car with the engine running is unthinkable—yet children are left alone on personal watercraft where they can easily be injured or killed. “Parents and guardians seem to overlook the risks involved in leaving a very young child on an unattended […]...
7. PWC Insurance Safety, Boating Fatalities Declining Although the number of recreational boating fatalities has been declining, the number of PWC-related fatalities has been increasing (table 1–1, and figures 1–1 and 1–2). The increase in PWC fatalities is proportional to the increase of PWC in operation. Coast Guard information indicates that 8,005 recreational boating accidents were reported for 1996, of which 2,868 […]...
8. What do I do if I’m involved in a boating accident in Colorado? Stop at the scene and assist others if you can do so safely. This is required by law. For more details, see the Colorado boating statutes.  Don’t risk lives to save equipment. Summon help. Each operator involved in an accident must file an accident report. Operators are required by law to exchange names and addresses, […]...
9. PWC accidents, most accidents are caused by the operator’s inexperience PWC accidents, most accidents are caused by the operator's inexperience...
10. PWC Study to More Closely Examine Fatalities The Safety Board initiated the current study to more closely examine fatalities and injury in addition to accident characteristics associated with PWC accidents. The study was not designed to estimate how often PWC accidents occur. For PWC accidents that occurred between January and June 1997, the Safety Board requested that State marine accident investigators provide […]...
11. There are several other notable distinctions regarding PWC-related accidents and fatalities There are several other notable distinctions regarding PWC-related accidents and fatalities. First, most PWC incidents occur on either borrowed or rented vessels and tend to occur during the first hour of operation. Second, most PWC incidents occur while the operator is cruising, as opposed to wake jumping or spinning, and they typically occur at moderate […]...
12. PWC Report from Sacramento, CA As we all know, the use of personal watercraft is the hottest thing in boating. The latest numbers from DMV indicate there are 141,000 personal watercraft registered in California, compared to “just” 114,000 from last year! In Los Angeles County alone, there are over 31,000 PWC. Obviously, with the large number of new persons riding […]...
13. Inconsiderate behavior of some PWC operators continues to be an issue Despite improvements to PWC design and safety, the improper, careless and inconsiderate behavior of some operators continues to be an issue for safety officials, boaters and marine resource users. For example, PWC riders launching or operating near public beaches can jeopardize swimmers and annoy beachgoers, while riders zig-zagging through congested waters or jumping boat wakes […]...
14. It is your responsibility to know and follow established personal watercraft rules and regulations It is your responsibility to know and follow established personal watercraft rules and regulations...
15. Save Money On Your PWC Jet Ski Insurance Policy In contrast to recreational boating issues that are linked to an increasing number or diversity of vessels on the water (i.e., overcrowding and multiple-use conflicts), safety issues rarely correlate to overall boating levels. In fact, research shows that most boating-related accidents, injuries and fatalities are linked to irresponsible and inappropriate vessel use rather than to […]...