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News
IMEA set to improve maritime safety and education
The International Marine Electronics Alliance (IMEA), which is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation affiliated with the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA),…
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Boating Safety
It’s the little things that’ll get you, how to avoid boating mistakes
You obey the pedestrian crossing signals but trip on the curb. Wear safety glasses but saw through a power cord.…
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Boating Safety
Capsized or swamped, stay with the boat!
It can seemingly happen in a heartbeat: a following wave stuffs and rolls your boat, and you’re in the water.…
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Boating Safety
File a float plan: Help others help you
OK, for the moment, don’t think of yourself as the boater in peril. Instead, imagine yourself as the loved one…
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Boating Safety
Boating accident? Don’t forget to report!
Crack up your car, and the responding police officer, sheriff’s deputy or state trooper files any required report. If you’re…
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Boating Safety
Boat safer by slowing down
Running the inlet, navigating the channel, backing into the slip: So much of what constitutes seamanship involves forging ahead with…
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Boating Safety
Safely navigate using buoys
In talking with boaters, be they readers, marina mates or folks I meet on the water, it’s become apparent that…
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Boating Safety
Rendering aid: How to safely tow other boats
You’re on your way home, feeling the last warmth of the sun as it kisses the horizon, when the cellphone…
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Boating Safety
Five Timeless Seamanship Lessons
In his Seamanship column for Boating’s July 1960 issue, Elbert Robberson wrote: “In daylight, objects around you are easy to…
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News
Mercury Marine celebrates safety milestone at Juarez facility
Mercury Marine’s Juarez, Mexico plant is celebrating a major milestone this week, reporting two million hours with no lost time…
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New online course helps boaters and marinas survive hurricanes
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – An online course, “Hurricane Preparation for Boaters,” available from the BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean…
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U.S. Coast Guard to release boating safety app
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to release its first boating safety app Saturday as the kickoff to…
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Blogs
National Safe Boating Week is May 16 to 22
What are you doing to make sure your boaters are safe this season? Hopefully you are preparing to participate in…
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WSIA touting inflatables safety in new video
The Water Sports Industry Association is looking to get the word out about safe practices when towing inflatables with a…
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