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Boating Safety
Environmental Concerns
As a boater, you already appreciate nature’s beauty and the peace
of the great outdoors. It is a boater’s responsibility to protect the
natural environment by keeping waterways clean.
Foreign Species
If you trailer your boat from lake to lake, you have the potential
of unknowingly introducing a foreign aquatic species from one
lake to the next. It is important to thoroughly clean the bottom
of the boat below the water line, remove all weeds and algae,
and drain the bilge, ballast, and livewells before launching the
boat in a new body of water. Check local, state, country agencies
as to laws and regulations.
Fuel/Oil Spillage
The spilling of fuel or oil into our waterways contaminates the
environment and is dangerous to wildlife. DO NOT EVER
discharge or dispose of fuel, oil or other chemicals into the
water; it is prohibited and can result in fines. These are three
common, accidental types of discharge:
• During initial fueling of a nearly empty tank
• Overfilling the fuel tanks
• Pumping contaminated bilge water
Fumes from rags can collect in bilge and
pose an extremely hazardous fire and explosion risk,
which can result in injury or death.
Never store rags used to wipe up fuel or solvent spills in
the boat.
Dispose of rags properly ashore.
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