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Office of Boating Safety

Videos

There are many helpful videos on various boating and boating safety topics available online for free. You can check out the Alaska Boating Safety YouTube channel to see some of our videos, or visit the websites or YouTube channels of any of our partners. Below are some direct links to videos or video series to get you started.

Alaska Boating Safety Program Videos

Cold Water Survivors:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu4oAt6Nkmo&t=2s

Rescue Ready Series:
(Cold Water Survival, Life Jackets, Pre-Departure Planning, Equipment, Navigation)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgGrAXlLoSh-4Y2-Khwr5Tcb8YHJYBvlQ

How to Inspect a Life Jacket:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9j2T3NW_tg&t=46s

Raising or Lowering an Outboard Motor Without Power:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi0EGcqETEA

How to Check Oil on an Outboard Motor:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wPa80iYxkw

How to Replace a Boat Propeller:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XwFLov7UTA

Pre Departure Outboard Motor Inspection:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNbXo6ujrJo&t=6s

Kids Don’t Float Ambassador Video Contest Winners:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgGrAXlLoSh8-cgOVU-nSpwKqaOBWd66Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV7dyNoqc3I

Kids Don’t Float: Cold Water Survival Lesson Videos
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgGrAXlLoSh9X1oUn2e-Ae0f6HNe_WFWM

Origins of The Float Coat Song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPwycGy6uCk

Sing and Dance the Float Coat Song in Inupiaq:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPwycGy6uCk

Cold Water Boating Series:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgGrAXlLoSh9X8ZWUn14VLstUrBTiaVf5

Other Videos:

Boat On Course: Fueling a Vessel at a Fuel Dock:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG_XBlLM9GM

BoatUS: How to Dock a Boat in 4 Simple Steps:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKc7ApaJCzQ

Safer Paddling Series from Canoe and Kayak Magazine:
(Life Jackets, What to Wear, Gear Essentials, Basic Strokes, Plan Your Trip, Traffic Rules for Paddlers, What if I Flip, Calling For Help)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEUX_aXNvPXAw-lsPHSWV4QbM4vun_f0m

US Bass Team Boating Accident (why you should use your engine cut-off device):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AkgjPkCQXc&list=PLgGrAXlLoSh8oqQYKzLXIOZMl1o0s-8-D&index=6

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Office of Boating Safety

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550 West 7th Avenue
Suite 1380
Anchorage, AK 99501
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(907) 269-8400