Flotilla 71 - Longview, 13th USCG District
Longview, WA.
- Always wear your personal flotatation device (PFD).
- Alcohol and safe boating operation just don't mix.
- Know how to swim.
- Read the owner's manuel for your boat.
- Always maintain a good look at where you're going. Stay to the right of oncoming vessels.
- Keep a whistle or horn readily available.
- Stay away from tugs, towboats and large ships.
- Stay away from swimming beaches, waterfront residences, jetties, dams and shallow water.
- Don't cut in front of other boats or jump wakes.
- Check the pressure gauge on your fire extinguisher.
- Show consideration to others; be courteous and use common sense in the operation of your craft.
- Be thoroughly familiar with the maneuvering characteristics of your craft.
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"Wait! Before Leaving." A Pre-underway Float Plan
Boating Safety Suggestions
from The Washington State Park & Recreation