Uniformity of State Boating Education Programs Part 2

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Uniformity of State Boating Education
ProgramsPart 2

• Emily King
• Public Information and Education Section Manager
  for
• the Ohio Department of Natural Resources
• Gail Kulp
• Education Director for
• The National Association of State Boating Law
  Administrators

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• The following information was collected from
  BLAs and Education Coordinators in a survey
  conducted by NASBLA over the past 6 months.
  Although all efforts have been made to verify the
  accuracy of this data, there may still be some
  inconsistencies present in the following slides.

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Charge to use survey information to develop a
boater education checklist
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Boating Education
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Today, a total of 47 states/territories have some
type of mandatory education.

• No requirements
• Children or Teens
• Born on or after date
• Everyone

Guam N. Mariana Islands Amer. Samoa
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
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Of these 47 states

• 19 states/territories target only teens or
  children for mandatory education
• 18 states/territories created a born on or after
  date for mandatory education
• 10 states/territories include everyone or will
  include everyone after a phase-in period for
  mandatory education

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Types of NASBLA Courses

• State has classroom
• State has internet course
• State has home study
• State accepts other providers courses

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Instructor Competency
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Required Instructor Certification
33 States Territories

• State
• USPS Instructor
• USCG Auxiliary
• NASBLA NSBC Instructor Training

Hours of training range from 2 to 64 hours
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Recertification Requirements

• Annually
• 2 years
• 3 years
• Only when new laws or course change due to
  standard changes

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Instructor/Course Evaluation
Students complete an evaluation form at the
conclusion of each course
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Education Administration

• Mgt of mandatory education Instructors
• Produce distribute certificates
• Database record keeping
• Marketing boating safety awareness
• Education grants
• Development of publications

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State Education Records

• Database for state course only
• Database for State all accepted partners
• count of individuals passing state only
• count of individuals for state all accepted
  education partners

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Partner Involvement

• State works with partners to offer educational
  programs
• State provides partners with state-specific
  information to meet NASBLA Standard 8

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The following chart shows the current number of
full-time boating safety education employees on
staff in each state.
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Safety Awareness Campaigns
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NSBC Week PFD Wear
40 States Participate

• Boat Safe, Boat Smart, Wear it!
• I got caught wearing my lifejacket
• K.I.S.S. - Keep it a safe summer
• Wear it - - boat safe - - it just makes sense
• Lifejackets - - they float - - you dont
• Lifejacket Wear the Gear
• Nobodys Waterproof
• Youre in Command
• Know before you go

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Cold Water Hypothermia

• Alaska
• Maine
• Minnesota
• New Jersey
• North Carolina
• Ohio
• Utah
• Washington
• Wisconsin

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Alcohol Prevention

• Alabama
• Arizona
• California
• Colorado
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Minnesota

• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Oregon

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Small Boat Safety

• Maine
• Minnesota
• Ohio
• West Virginia

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Hunter/Angler Safety

• Alaska
• Georgia
• Maine
• Minnesota
• Nebraska
• Nevada

• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Washington
• West Virginia
• Wyoming

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Paddlesport Safety

• Connecticut
• Maine
• Minnesota
• Nevada
• New Jersey

• New York
• Ohio
• Vermont
• Washington

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Promote Recreational Boating

• Alabama
• California
• Maine
• Nebraska
• New Jersey
• New Mexico

• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Oregon
• Rhode Island
• Tennessee
• West Virginia

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Other Campaigns

• PWC safety
• MSD Clean Boater
• Low-head dam safety (Keep your distance Keep
  your life)
• Circle of death prop awareness
• Maritime Security Initiative
• Boater Education

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Any Questions?
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The top 10 states in terms of the lowest number
of fatalities per 100,000 boats are

• Pennsylvania 3.26
• New Hampshire 3.52
• Vermont 3.66
• Ohio 3.83
• Connecticut 3.86

• Iowa 1.15
• Minnesota 2.37
• Delaware 2.69
• Michigan 3.16
• Wisconsin 3.19

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Summary

• Many factors effect the fatality rate in states.
  Marketing, staffing, education, awareness
  campaigns, and other factors all play a part in a
  states boating fatality rate. Those states
  listed in the top 10 are there because they have
  been proactive in education.

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Of the top 10 states, all of them have some type
of mandatory education law in effect.

• Law targets only children or teens
• 1. Iowa 12-17 year olds
• 2. Minnesota 12-17 year olds for
  motorboats and 13 year olds for PWC

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Law created a born-on or after date

• 3. Delaware January 1, 19784. Michigan
  December 31, 1978 for
• PWC only5. Wisconsin January 1, 1989
• 6. Pennsylvania January 1, 19828. Vermont
  January 1, 19749. Ohio January 1, 1982

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Law applies or will apply to everyone after a
phase-in period

• New Hampshire Phase-in began in 2002 and will
  be complete in 2008.
• Connecticut Phase-in has been complete for 10
  years.