I received the Boating accident stats by email yesterday and cruised thru them. I picked the top numbers in each catigory to come up with the "most likely to get into an accident scenerio"
This was done strictly for my amusment, and some of the figures they reported may not be accurate. Example: minor injury, such as a cut or burn not requiring a Doctor to treat, is not a reportable accident, so their stats only include what was reported.
You are most likely to get into a boating accident if:
You are in Florida, in July,A sunday, between noon and 6:30 PM on a lake, while cruising (and fishing as a second activity), in an open motorboat, 16-26' in lenght, with an 75-150 HP engine.
The weather conditions will be o-6 MPH winds, and less than 6" waves, with clear visibility.
The accident is most likely a collision with another pleasure boat or a fixed object (NAVAIDS are included here). The injury will be a broken bone or cut. The victim will be 20-29 yrs old, while the opertor of the boat is 35-55 yr old, and has 101-500 hrs of experience, and NO formal (classroom)safe boating course. (Courses via computer count here, also)
Now, this one is a real stat. I am paraphrasing from the report:
Alcohol as a factor in a relatively low % of NON-fatal accidents, but relatively high in those resultant in death.
Other main causes are: ( in order of percentage) Improper lookout, operator inatenntion, excessive speed (for conditions), operator inexperience, alcohol use, and navrules infraction.
So, basically, if you don't watch where you are going, not paying attention, going too fast, not knowing what you are doing, don't know navrules, and drinking (while cruising or fishing)--- Boy, you in a heap of trouble.......
When I first joined the CG auxiliary, we had a Chief Warrant officer as base commander. He said that "recreational boaters leave their common sense at the marina when they go out boating"
After 26 years in the Auxiliary, assiting over 250 boaters, I will not dispute that statement
For those interested, heres a link to the stats:
Click on the word "download" for the year you want
This was done strictly for my amusment, and some of the figures they reported may not be accurate. Example: minor injury, such as a cut or burn not requiring a Doctor to treat, is not a reportable accident, so their stats only include what was reported.
You are most likely to get into a boating accident if:
You are in Florida, in July,A sunday, between noon and 6:30 PM on a lake, while cruising (and fishing as a second activity), in an open motorboat, 16-26' in lenght, with an 75-150 HP engine.
The weather conditions will be o-6 MPH winds, and less than 6" waves, with clear visibility.
The accident is most likely a collision with another pleasure boat or a fixed object (NAVAIDS are included here). The injury will be a broken bone or cut. The victim will be 20-29 yrs old, while the opertor of the boat is 35-55 yr old, and has 101-500 hrs of experience, and NO formal (classroom)safe boating course. (Courses via computer count here, also)
Now, this one is a real stat. I am paraphrasing from the report:
Alcohol as a factor in a relatively low % of NON-fatal accidents, but relatively high in those resultant in death.
Other main causes are: ( in order of percentage) Improper lookout, operator inatenntion, excessive speed (for conditions), operator inexperience, alcohol use, and navrules infraction.
So, basically, if you don't watch where you are going, not paying attention, going too fast, not knowing what you are doing, don't know navrules, and drinking (while cruising or fishing)--- Boy, you in a heap of trouble.......
When I first joined the CG auxiliary, we had a Chief Warrant officer as base commander. He said that "recreational boaters leave their common sense at the marina when they go out boating"
After 26 years in the Auxiliary, assiting over 250 boaters, I will not dispute that statement
For those interested, heres a link to the stats:
Click on the word "download" for the year you want
. we we are alive, and I was shaken... I HATE cruise ships now..:worth.. the friend feels horrible about it, and now I have to clean the carpet under the salon table.... AGAIN..lol.. he is an old salt who knows the seas well, just got thrown off by the ship since we were well enough away..
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