Promoting Safe and Enjoyable Boating in Alaska

What's Afloat


  • Brown Bag Lunch Series in celebration of National Safe Boating Week. May 20th 24th, Atwood Building Room 602, 12:00pm to 1:00 pm. Bring your own lunch. Flyer
  • The Alaska Office of Boating Safety is offering Alaska Water Wise, a boating course designed for Alaskans, May 18, 2013 at the Atwood Building in Anchorage, Alaska from 9am-6pm. Course Content includes Alaska's Boating Legal Requirements, Cold Water Survival, Boating Operations, Boating Hazards and Emergencies, and Pre-Departure Planning. This free course may reduce your boat insurance rates. This is a National Association of Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) approved course recognized by the United States Coast Guard and nationally by those states requiring boater education. For more information or to register contact Joe McCullough at (907) 269-8704 or joseph.mccullough@alaska.gov
  • Alaskan teens take leadership role in boating safety education.
    (Anchorage, AK) – Teens are helping shape a safer boating culture in Alaska through their leadership in the Kids Don’t Float Peer Educator Program. For their efforts during the 2012 school year, 10 high schools received awards from the Alaska Office of Boating Safety. For more information
  • Marine Safety Alert on Mustang Inflatable PFDs. Read the marine safety alert.

    • -   In the last 10 years, 105 more Alaskans died in recreational boating accidents than died in commercial fishing.   -  9 of 10 of those who died were adult males   -  5 of 6 experience a capsize or fall overboard into Alaska's cold water   -  3 of 4 involve powerboats   -  Half are in salt water, half in fresh water   -  9 of 10 involve boats under 26 feet in length