Boating and Boating Safety

Essay # 5443

Sport

A look at the sport of boating and safety rules surrounding this sport.

2,040 words () | 5 sources | MLA | 2002 | United States

Published on: Feb 11, 2003

Paper Summary:

This paper talks about boating and boating safety. It first starts to talk about the statistics (accidents & deaths compared to accidents) then goes on to explain how to prevent accidents. The paper discusses different kinds of boats.

Table of Contents
A. Statistics
B. Types of Boats
C. Boats are made out of one of five materials
D. Marine electronic devices
E. Terminology
F. Traffic rules for boats
G. Gasoline and gas fumes
H. Before casting off
I. Life jackets

From the Paper:

" A fun activity for many families and individuals is boating. Boating offers many opportunities for recreation. Fishing, skiing, tubing and cruising are enjoyed by thousands of Americans each year. This paper will discuss boating and boating safety. In the year 2000 there were 12,782,143 registered boats in the United States. Minnesota ranks fourth among all states with 812,247 registered boats. With these many boats there are going to be accidents. From the 2000 United States Coast Guard Boating Statistics there were 7,740 accidents in the U.S. Many of these accidents were collisions, fires and skier mishaps. There were 701 deaths and 4,355 injuries. The open motor boat caused the most accidents in the United States. In 2000, 361 people were killed in accidents on this type of boat. Because of these casualties we will talk about boating safety later on in this report."