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                                                                         Safety information

                            Remember, markings may vary by geograph-  EJU30983
                                                                    To get more boating safety
                            ic location. Always consult local boating au-
                            thorities before riding your watercraft in       information
                            unfamiliar waters.                    Be informed about boating safety. Additional
                                                                  publications and information can be obtained
                                                                  from many organizations, including the fol-
                                                                  lowing.
                                                                  United States Coast Guard
                                                                  Consumer Affairs Staff (G-BC)
                                                                  Office of Boating, Public, and Consumer Af-
                                                                  fairs
                                                                  U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
                                                                  Washington, D.C. 20593-0001
                                                                  http://www.uscgboating.org/
                                                                  Other sources
                                                                  You can find local rules by contacting the Na-
                                                                  tional Association of State Boating Law Ad-
                                                                  ministrators, or your local Power Squadron.
                                                                  Watercraft Education and Training
                                                                  The Online Boating Safety Course, available
                                                                  through the watercraft section of the yama-
                                                                  ha-motor.com website, is a free, 50 question
                                                                  learning course available to the public. Upon
                                                                  successful completion of 80 percent or bet-
                                                                  ter, the user can request a certificate of com-
                                                                  pletion by mail or can download one
                                                                  immediately. The Online Boating Safety
                                                                  Course, provided by  the Boat/US Founda-
                                                                  tion, is approved by the National Association
                                                                  of State Boating Law Administrators (NASB-
                                                                  LA) and recognized by the United States
                                                                  Coast Guard. This course meets the educa-
                                                                  tion requirement for those states that recog-
                                                                  nize  non-proctored,  NASBLA-approved
                                                                  courses.
                                                                  Yamaha is the watercraft industry’s leading
                                                                  manufacturer to  build awareness and  sup-
                                                                  port for boating education. In 1997, Yamaha
                                                                  launched its GET W.E.T. (Watercraft Educa-
                                                                  tion and Training) initiative and has since
                                                                  reached out to over one million Americans
                                                                  promoting the benefits of boating education.

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