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
