U.S. Aids to Navigation System: A Handy Guide From the United States Coast Guard

From: uscgboating.org

Aids to Navigation can provide a boater with information similar to that which drivers get from street signs, stop signals, road barriers, detours, and traffic lights. This booklet will give you, the recreational boater, the basic information you need about the U.S. Aids to Navigation System. This information will help you recognize, understand, and navigate by the colors, shapes, and lights you will encounter on the water. It will also give you the basic tools you need to read a nautical chart. In addition, you will find information on safety, the proper way to interact with other vessels, tips on boating at night, and how to handle special situations you might encounter, like bridges and locks.

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Boat Patrol Out Enforcing Safe CNY Waterways

From: www.9wsyr.com

Thousands of Central New Yorkers hit the water this holiday weekend, most safely and responsibly . However, if you don't check your safety equipment from last year, you could be unprepared for an emergency and end up with a citation.

NewsChannel 9 rode along with the Onondaga County Sheriff's Department’s Navigation Unit on Monday as they patrolled the waterways, looking for any signs of trouble.

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Blog - Gasoline: How Low Can it Go?

From: TradeOnlyToday.com

At the beginning of May, if I had blogged that gas prices (1) wouldn’t even hit last year’s high and (2) would be steadily dropping by Memorial Day, I’ll bet your comments would have suggested I’m smoking something. I had predicted they’d actually be going up.

The timing of the current drop in gas prices couldn’t be better for boaters and the marine industry. Yes, I was one of those who expected gas would average more than $4 per gallon on the highway and top $5 per gallon at marinas. Being wrong feels good.

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Put Safety Before Complacency When You Go Boating' Warns Safety Body

From: afloat.ie

Warmer weather has turned many waterways into a playground for aquatic sports and boating activities. Accidents can happen fast on water and there may not be time to reach for a lifejacket in an emergency therefore don't just carry a lifejacket - wear it; if it's not on you, it can't save your life. That's the pressing message of a Bank Holiday campaign from Irish Water Safety, which is urging people to make sure that their lifejackets are in good order for the summer season ahead.

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