ON-LINE “TOOLBOX” HELPS ANGLERS STAY SAFE [ON THE WATER]
According to a recent BoatUS survey of anglers, 83 percent acknowledge that boating safety is a major concern and that the safety issues of greatest importance are the effects of alcohol on boat operators, the use of life jackets, reckless/careless boat operation and speeding.
The Web-based learning tool, known as the “Boater’s Toolbox,” can help anglers who own fishing boats learn important safety matters or brush up on their knowledge. Toolbox topics include: Boating Under the Influence, Life Jackets, Rules of the Road, Hypothermia, Carbon Monoxide, Safe and Clean Fueling and more. To help make learning easier, the teaching tool uses animation to illustrate hard-to-grasp concepts such as right of way and rules of the road.
“The Toolbox puts all of the essential safety information in one place so anglers don’t have to chase it down on half a dozen different Web sites,” said Mike Pellerin, director of the BoatUS Angler program.
To help anglers improve their boating safety, and in conjunction with National Safe Boating Week May 19-25, the BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water and BoatUS Angler offer a free online “Boater’s Toolbox” at http://www.BoatUSAngler.com
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