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    Safety information

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             To get more boating safety           The Online Boating Safety Course:
                                                    http://www.boatus.org/
                      information
           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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