Analysis of high risk vessel type and fatality rates in states and analysis of boating accident data to identify factors specific to injures and fatalities among high risk boater populations, with a special focus on children and youth ages 17 and under.

1. Presented by: Eleanor Mariani

5. Five Educational Categories Departed the Vessel Departed the Vessel - Assistance Departed the Vessel - Jumped Overboard Departed the Vessel - Render Assistance Departed the Vessel - Repairs Departed the Vessel - Retrieval Departed the Vessel - Swimming Strikes and Impact Related Skier Mishap Stuck by Boat Struck by Motor/Propeller Struck by Propeller Navigation Rules Collision w/ Fixed Object Collision with Floating Object Collision with Vessel Grounding Person Ejected Struck Submerged Object Stability Capsizing Fall in Boat Falls Overboard Falls Within Boat Flooding/Swamping Vessel Related Carbon Monoxide Carbon Monoxide Exposure Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Electrocution Fire/Explosion (Fuel) Fire/Explosion (Other than Fuel) Sinking