Assisting Other Boaters If you encounter, or are involved in, a boat accident or if another boater is in distress, you are required to provide them with assistance, so long as helping them does not pl...

Hunters and Anglers as Boaters Hunters and anglers face a variety of safety rules and regulations. However, participants of these sports must remember that when they’re hunting or fishing from a boa...

Fighting a Boat Fire Boat fire emergencies can be caused by a number of factors, including: Engine malfunctions; A fire in the galley; Or, the insufficient ventilation of an enclosed engine compartmen...

Capsizing and Person Overboard Emergencies Capsizing is the frightening experience of your boat flipping upside down in the water and it’s consistently the leading cause of all the boating-related f...