Scuttlebutt Magazine - June 2008 - (Page 27)

www.scuttlebutt.com June 2008 • Page 27 ––––––––––––––––––––– by William B. Hempel, P U. S. Power Squadrons ––––––––––––––––––––– Ask any experienced boater about life jackets and they will tell you that they put them on at the first sign of danger. Ask those same people if they think fishing is inherently dangerous and they will probably say no. Unfortunately this is a severe disconnect in boating safety logic. There is something almost hypnotic about fishing. Fishermen get so entranced in the act of catching a fish that they wander off shore without an EPIRB or radio and believe they are protected with insufficient near shore life jackets. They get so focused on catching a fish that they fail to see approaching weather. When they do see an approaching storm they refuse to head for safety if the fish are biting. If they have a fish on the line, it is “Katie Bar the Door” until that fish is landed. My home state of Florida has the highest mortality rate per boating accident in the nation. In the past few months there have been several needless deaths, all to fishermen. One man was reported missing and was found drowned near his 16-foot boat. His fishing rod was floating nearby with a fish still on the line. Recently a man in the Florida Keys was fishing with a companion. He hooked a fish and in the process of landing it, fouled the fishing line on his outboard propeller. Leaning over to free it, he fell overboard and drowned. I bet those men didn’t think that fishing was dangerous since neither one was wearing a life jacket. The majority of fishing is done in a 16- to 24foot craft. National statistics show that the majority of boating accidents happen on small craft. This immediately puts you at risk. While your best protection on the water is an off shore life jacket, I know they Fishing for an excuse to wear lifejackets are too bulky to ask an active fisherman to wear. This is one instance where a type 5 inflatable life jacket may be a reasonable alternative. These safety devices are no more bulky to wear than a pair of suspenders. While the models with automatic inflaters are a little pricey, those with a pull cord inflator are quite reasonable and simple to operate. Fishermen, please believe me. The sport of fishing is dangerous and you should have a life jacket on at all times. If you don’t believe me I will be glad to direct you to the families of the two men mentioned above. Perhaps they can convince you! The United States Power Squadrons has 45,000 members in over 450 squadrons throughout the United States and abroad. Its members are men, women, and young adults who volunteer and give freely of their time and energy to teach boating safety courses and seminars, provide vessel safety checks, assist the National Ocean Service in updating our nation’s over 1000 nautical charts, and in other ways contribute to making boating on our waterways safer. For further information please visit www.usps.org or call toll free 888-367-8777. 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