Personal Watercraft Insurance, Parents of Teen Boaters
To prepare your teens or young adults for boating without parental supervision it makes sense to insist they pass boating safety courses before you let them head out in your boat. Hearing information and facts from boating professionals may make a greater impression on them than thinking their parents are over-reacting. Boating safety courses, like defensive driving courses, give young people the skills to know how to handle different situations well. Parents not only rest easier knowing their children are better prepared for boating, passing boater safety courses often means lower boat insurance rates for the boat as well.
It is also a good idea for parents to explain the reality of liability if young adults take friends out boating – not to mention the emotional guilt they would suffer if a friend was hurt or killed while out on the water. Youth need to understand the obligations that go with operating a boat and carrying passengers and demonstrate responsible behavior before they are given the privilege to take the family boat out for a spin.
