Eye on Safety

NTSB: More Emphasis Needed On Boating Safety

WASHINGTON, DC— Recent actions taken by the marine industry and state legislatures to advance boating safety are moving the industry in the right direction, but additional measures are required to further reduce recreational boating fatalities, injuries and accidents, maintains National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Mark V. Rosenker.

In his address at the Marine Retailers Association of America (MRAA) annual conference in Las Vegas Wednesday, Rosenker focused on the use of personal flotation devices, which is on the NTSB’s Most Wanted list of safety recommendations, and the safety of sole state passenger vessels.