THE 



CATCH 



• Lightning and 



Boats describes how to 

 protect your boat from 

 lightning using a method 

 that directs electricity safely 

 through the boat with less 

 chance of damage or injury. 

 UNC-SG-95-05; 12 pages. 



• Marine Distress 

 Communications Form 

 provides step-by-step 

 instructions for boaters and 

 commercial fishers to 

 broadcast distress calls 

 during emergencies. UNC- 

 SG-93-04; sticker. 



To order these items, 

 specify the title and publica- 

 tion number and mail to: 

 North Carolina Sea Grant, 



NC State University, 

 Box 8605, Raleigh, NC 

 27695-8605, or call 919/ 

 515-2454. □ 



For more informa- 

 tion on boating safety and 

 North Carolina boating 

 regulations, including 

 those applying to 

 personal watercraft 

 (PWC), contact the 

 enforcement division of 

 the N.C. Wildlife Re- 

 sources Commission at 

 919/733-7191. For 

 information about free 

 boating courses, call the 

 boating education 

 hotline: 800/336-2628. 



STAY SAFE WITH WATER WISE 



What would you do if 

 your boat turned over far 

 from shore? How would you 

 keep warm? Should you 

 swim for the beach or wait 

 for help? 



If you don't know the 

 answers to these questions, 

 pick up a copy of Water Wise: 

 Safety for the Recreational 

 Boater, byjerry Dzugan and 

 Susan Clarkjensen. Alaska 

 Sea Grant and the U.S. 

 Marine Safety Association 

 have teamed up to publish this 

 thorough, informative book on 

 boating safety and accident 

 prevention, and North Carolina Sea 

 Grant has copies available. 



Turn to Water Wise for concise, 

 clear instructions on how to choose 

 a personal floatation device (PFD), 



how to prepare for a safe trip, how to 

 gauge the weather and how to signal for 

 help in an emergency. Chapters include 

 "Alcohol, Fatigue, and Seasickness," 

 "Surviving in the Water," "First Aid 

 Afloat" and "Safe Seamanship." 



Line drawings, photographs and 

 tables illustrate each point, making this 



a practical guide you'll turn to 

 again and again. A resource list 

 at the end of the book provides 

 phone numbers and addresses 

 for national and local boating 

 organizations. 



"Each year more than 78 

 million boaters take to 

 America's waterways," the 

 book says, "and according to 

 the U.S. Coast Guard, as many 

 as 800 die in boating-related 

 accidents." Read Water Wise to 

 improve your chances of 

 avoiding accidents and surviving 

 boat-related crises. 



To order a copy, mail a check 

 for $1 2 to North Carolina Sea 

 Grant, NC State University, Box 

 8605, Raleigh, NC 27695-8605. 

 Write UNC-SG-99-05 in the memo 

 line. □ — R.W.S. 



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