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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The North American Safe Boating Campaign, |
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| sponsored by the National Safe Boating Council, the United |
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| States Coast Guard, and several other American and Canadian |
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| organizations, educates recreational boaters on the rules and |
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| procedures of safe boating; and
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| WHEREAS, National Safe Boating Week traditionally marks |
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| the start of the campaign and "highlights the need for boaters |
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| to take command of their safety by wearing a life jacket at all |
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| times while on the water"; and
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| WHEREAS, Drowning remains the number one cause of death |
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| among victims of fatal boating accidents; on average, 700 |
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| people die each year in boating-related accidents in the U.S. |
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| and nearly 70% of these are fatalities caused by drowning; and
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| WHEREAS, The vast majority of these accidents are caused by |
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| human error or poor judgment and not by the boat, equipment, or |
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| environmental factors; and
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| WHEREAS, A significant number of boaters who lose their |
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| lives by drowning each year would be alive today had they worn |
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| their life jackets; modern life jackets are more comfortable, |
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| more attractive, and more wearable than styles of years past |
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| and deserve a fresh look by today's boating public; and
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| WHEREAS, There are five tips for boating safely: wear your |
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| life jacket, stay sober, take a safe boating course, get your |
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| boat checked (the Coast Guard Auxiliary offers a free vessel |
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| safety check), and be aware of carbon monoxide, a poisonous gas |
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| that is odorless, colorless, and can be lethal; therefore, be |
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| it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |