NJ Boating Safety – National Safe Boating Week is May 17-23, 2025
- tigger1196
- May 12
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Updated: May 18
NJ Boating Safety – National Safe Boating Week is May 17-23, 2025
Important boating safety reminders before the Memorial Day weekend
National Safe Boating Week will be held from May 17th to May 23rd, 2025. The National Safe Boating Council organizes this week before Memorial Day to remind all boaters to brush up on boating safety skills and prepare for the boating season. This observance week is the annual kick-off of the Safe Boating Campaign, a global awareness effort that encourages boaters to make the most of their boating adventure by being responsible.
The National Safe Boating Council recommends these tips for boaters:
Take a boating safety course. Gain valuable knowledge and on-water experience in a boating safety course with many options for novice to experienced boaters. Read more: https://www.boatsafeus.com/post/nj-boat-safety-classes-in-person-and-on-line
Check equipment. Schedule a free vessel safety check with local U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary or U.S. Power Squadrons to make sure all essential equipment is present, working and in good condition.
Read more: https://www.boatsafeus.com/post/nj-boat-safety-classes-in-person-and-on-line
Make a float plan. Always let someone on shore know the trip itinerary, including operator and passenger information, boat type and registration, and communication equipment on board before you leave the dock.
Read more: https://www.boatsafeus.com/post/boating-safety-be-smart-and-file-a-float-plan
Wear a life jacket. Make sure everyone wears a life jacket – every time. A stowed life jacket is no use in an emergency.
Read more: https://www.boatsafeus.com/post/nj-boating-safety-life-jackets-and-other-pfds
Use an engine cut-off switch – it’s the law. An engine cut-off switch is a proven safety device to stop a powerboat engine should the operator unexpectedly fall overboard.
Read more: https://www.boatsafeus.com/post/nj-boating-safety-life-jackets-and-other-pfds
Watch the weather. Always check the forecast before departing on the water and frequently during the excursion.
Know what’s going on around you at all times. Nearly a quarter of all reported boating incidents in 2022 were caused by operator inattention or improper lookout.
Know where you’re going and travel at safe speeds. Be familiar with the area, local boating speed zones, and always travel at a safe speed.
Have the correct documentation with you.
Read more: https://www.boatsafeus.com/post/boating-in-new-jersey-required-documentation
Never boat under the influence. A BUI is involved in one-third of all recreational
Keep in touch. Have more than one communication device that works when wet. VHF radios, emergency locator beacons, satellite phones, and cell phones can all be important devices in an emergency.
Read more: https://www.boatsafeus.com/post/boating-in-nj-importance-of-communication-devices-on-the-water
The National Safe Boating Council encourages safe boating in the US. Wear your life jacket at work day is Friday, May 16, 2025!
Wear a life jacket to workTake a picturePost the picture on social media with the hashtag #wearyourlifejacketatworkdayTag the Safe Boating Campaign (@boatingcampaign)
Read about it at: Wear Your Life Jacket at Work Day Press Release - Safe Boating Campaign
Start the Boating season off right, take you NJ Boat Safety Course now. See our schedule and register at www.BoatSafeUS.com
Take the class and be on the water the same day! At the end of the class, you'll take a multiple-choice test. We'll grade it right there, and when you pass, you'll leave with a temporary boating safety certificate, and receive your NJSP issued card in the mail.
Boat Safe US instructors are certified and approved to instruct by the NJ State Police Marine Division.
Boat Safe US Courses are approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) and recognized by the U.S. Coast Guard.
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