Axis A24 - Insurance; Boating Safety Education Opportunities

Theboatownermaybelegallyresponsiblefordamagesorinjuriescausedby
bothhimselfandtheoperator(ifdierentthantheowner).Commonsense
dictatesthatyoucarryadequatepersonalliabilityandpropertydamage
insuranceonyourboat,justasyouwouldonyourautomobile.Manystates
havelawsdetailingminimuminsuranceneeds.Yourinsuranceagentoryour
dealermaybeabletosupplyyouwithmoreinformation.Youshouldalso
protectyourboatfromphysicaldamageortheft.
Itisrecommendedthattheboatowner/operatorobtainboatersafety
education.Ifyouhaveneverownedaboatbefore,youcangetanexcellent
introductiontoboathandlingfromorganizationssuchastheU.S.CoastGuard,
AmericanRedCross,UnitedStatesCoastGuardAuxiliary,oryourlocalboating
authority.Evenifyouareaveteranboater,thesecourseswillhelpsharpenyour
boatingskillsaswellasbringyouuptodateoncurrentrulesandregulations.
Seeyourlocalboatingagencyordealerforinformationonclassesinyourarea.
Somestatesrequireyouths,16yearsofageandyounger,tocompletea
boatingsafetycoursebeforeoperatinganywatercraft.Manyothersrequire
operatorsundertheageof18tobelicensedinsmallboatoperation.
 Boatsmartfromthestart:takeaboatingsafetycourseandgetafreevessel
safetycheckannuallyforyourboat.Formoreinformation,contact:United
StatesCoastGuardAuxiliary,www.cgaux.org;UnitedStatesPowerSquadrons,1-888-FOR-USPS,
www.usps.org.
 ThefollowingisalistofsomeotheragenciesandorganizationsthatoerWaterSafety,First
AidandCPRcoursesorinformation.
 Tondboatingsafetycoursesinyourarea,callyourstate’slocalboatingagencyortheUSCG
boatingsafetycourselineat1-800-336-2628
 (1-800-245-2628inVirginia).
• USCG Oice of Boating
 (www.uscgboating.org)
• American Red Cross
 (www.redcross.org)
• U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
 (www.cgaux.org)
• U.S. Power Squadrons
 (www.usps.org)
• State Boating Oices
• Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons
 (www.cps-ecp.ca)
• Boat Owners Association of the United States
 (www.boatus.com)
• National Safe Boating Council
 (www.safeboatingcouncil.org)
• Water Sports Industry Association
 (www.wsia.net)
• European or international organizations
Axis
Owners
Manual
2019
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insurance
boating
safety
education
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