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Alaska Water Wise

The Alaska Office of Boating Safety will be offering Alaska Water Wise, a boating course designed for Alaskans. This course is approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) and recognized by the U.S. Coast Guard. The course satisfies most states boating safety education requirements and may even qualify boaters for boat insurance discounts. Segments include pre-departure preparation, boating operations, boating emergencies, cold-water survival, navigation/rules of the road, and legal requirements. Students who attend all sessions, and pass the written exam and skills will be issued a course completion certificate. This course has also been approved for eight hours of Continuing Medical Education (CME) training by the State of Alaska, Department of Health and Social Services.

The Alaska Water Wise course will be held on the following dates:

April 3

Location: Kenai River Center on the Kenai Peninsula
Time: 9am to 5pm
  
For more information contact Park Rangers Ali Eskelin or Jack Ransom  at (907) 262-5581.

April 10
  
Location: Anchorage, Atwood Building, Suite 240, 550 W. 7th Avenue
Time: 9am to 6pm

For more information contact Megan Piersma by phone (907) 269-6042 or email megan.piersma@alaska.gov.

The courses are free, but pre-registration is encouraged.

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Boating Alaska Video

Our new video, Boating Alaska, contains important information for boaters in the 49th state. While intended for those new to powerboating, all boaters should find it interesting. It is available for viewing, by chapter, at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/AlaskaBoatingProgram

Cold Water Immersion Video

In a state where capsizing and falls overboard into cold water account for the majority of boating deaths, the video, entitled Cold Water Boating, is intended to educate boaters on how to prepare for, avoid, and survive a cold water immersion event. The video has received two awards: The National Safe Boating Council's Media Award and the Videographer Awards 2008 Award of Distinction. The video depicts actual in-water situations, and provides practical and relevant information for Alaska’s boaters.

The video may be viewed on-line by linking to:
http://www.youtube.com/user/AlaskaBoatingProgram#play/uploads

Within Alaska, the Boating Alaska and Cold Water Boating videos are available at no charge at either the Anchorage or Fairbanks Alaska Department of Natural Resources Public Information Centers, or by mail (for the price of postage) from:

Cold Water Rescue Alaska Department of Natural Resources Public Information Center
550 W. Seventh Avenue, Suite 1260
Anchorage, Alaska, 99501-3557
Telephone (907) 269-8400
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  3700 Airport Way
Fairbanks, Alaska 99709
Telephone (907) 451-2706
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Jeff Johnson
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Office of Boating Safety
550 W. 7th Ave, Suite 1380
Anchorage, AK 99501-3561
(907) 269-8705
(907) 269-8907 Fax
email to:
jeff.johnson@alaska.gov
    ABOUT US
Alaska has over 33,000 miles of coastline (more than the entire "lower 48" states put together), over 3,000 rivers, and more than 3 million lakes. Most of the state's 621,000 residents live in our 10 largest cities, but many others live miles from the road system in towns and villages spread along the coast and our interior rivers and lakes. From power boating and air boating to rafting, kayaking, and canoeing, Alaska's boating opportunities are as superlative as they are diverse. We certainly use boats to enjoy our world-class outdoor recreation resources, but our residents also use boats as an important means of transportation, and to support subsistence. Alaskans are truly "lifestyle" boaters.

Unfortunately, we also have one of the highest non-commercial boating fatality rates in the nation. In Alaska drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death. Accident statistics reveal that 3 out of 4 boating fatalities were the result of capsizing or falling overboard into cold water, where the boater was not wearing a life jacket. Most had not taken a single boating safety course.

In response, the Alaska Boating Safety Program was established within the Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation. In close cooperation with our partners, we provide boating education programs that promote safe, enjoyable boating in Alaska.

We hope you enjoy our web page. We offer a number of resources for boaters, and new items are being added, so please check back occasionally.

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