Yamaha LF130 - Passenger Training; Boating Safety Publications; Laws and Regulations; Boating Organizations

Safety information
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Passenger training
Make sure at least one other passenger is
trained to operate the boat in the event of an
emergency.
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Boating safety publications
Be informed about boating safety. Additional
publications and information can be obtained
from many boating organizations.
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Laws and regulations
Know the marine laws and regulations where
you will be boating—and obey them. Several
sets of rules prevail according to geographic
location, but all are basically the same as the
International Rules of the Road. The rules
presented in the following section are con-
densed—and have been provided for your
convenience only.
Contact the U.S. Coast Guard, the National
Association of State Boating Law Administra-
tors, or your local Power Squadron for a com-
plete set of rules governing the waters in
which you will be using your boat.
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Boating organizations
The following organizations provide boating
safety training and information about boating
safety and laws.
In the U.S.A.
United States Coast Guard
Consumer Affairs Staff (G-BC)
Office of Boating, Public, and Consumer Af-
fairs
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
Washington, D.C. 20593-0001
https://www.uscgboating.org/
United States Power Squadrons
1-888-FOR-USPS (1-888-367-8777)
https://www.usps.org/
Boat Owners Association of The United
States
1-800-336-BOAT (1-800-336-2628)
https://www.boatus.com/
National Association of State Boating Law
Administrators (NASBLA)
1500 Leestown Road, Suite 330
Lexington, KY 40511 859-225-9497
https://www.nasbla.org/
National Marine Manufacturers Associa-
tion (NMMA)
200 East Randolph Drive
Suite 5100
Chicago, IL 60601
https://www.nmma.org/
Marine Retailers Association of America
155 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60304
https://www.mraa.com/
In Canada
National Marine Manufacturers Associa-
tion Canada
14 McEwan Drive
Suite 8
Bolton, ON
L7E 1H1
https://www.nmma.ca/
In Australia
Boating Industry Association of Australia
https://www.bia.org.au/
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