The National Safe Boating Council presented at the NWS Marine Users Committee Meeting in Sterling, VA on June 20. The unique audience gave the NSBC an opportunity to present a general overview of the organization and its programs.

1. NWS Marine Users
Committee Meeting
Sterling, VA
Thursday, June 20, 2013
National Safe Boating Council:
Safer Boating Through Education,
Outreach and Training

5. Point of Sale Training
• NOT a boating safety course
• Creates an informed sales staff that will build confidence;
be able to help educate the boating public; gain customers
respect and loyalty
• Ties in with Rental Boat Safety training program

6. Point of Sale Training Grant

7. Certificate of Completion

8. • Premier event for training,
awareness, meeting and
networking
• General Sessions
• Breakout Sessions (Education,
Risk Management, Law
Enforcement, Communication
and Outreach)
• On-Water
International Boating &
Water Safety Summit

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National OutreachNational Outreach

11. Creating a Safety Culture
• 2012: 651 fatalities – lowest number of
fatalities on record

12. “Casting Off” PSA

13. Partnerships

17. Wear It! Campaign –Wear It! Campaign –
State/Local EffortsState/Local Efforts

18. Wear Your Life Jacket to
Work Day
Glasgow, MT Key West, FL

19. Wear Your Life Jacket to
Work Day
Seattle, WA Tampa Bay, FL

20. Wear Your Life Jacket Jacket
to Work Day
Wilmington, NC

21. “Ready, Set, Wear It!”
Life Jacket World Record Day
• 5,774 Participants (1,781 more than last year)
• 189 Events: USA, Puerto Rico, Australia,
Brazil, Canada, Finland, Japan

22. “Ready, Set, Wear It!”

23. “Wear It!” Additional Resources
• BoatingOrders.com

24. Questions?
Rachel Johnson
Communications Director, NSBC
(703) 789-2731
outreach@safeboatingcouncil.org