Get Onboard — Wear Your Life Jacket to Work on Friday!
It’s that time of year again! As we head toward summer, the National Safe Boating Council is reminding us to wear our life jackets when we’re on the water. The campaign is part of National Safe Boating Week, May 18–24. The week is the annual kickoff of the Safe Boating Campaign, a global awareness effort that encourages boaters to make the most of their boating adventure by being responsible.
We’re getting our jackets on ahead of time, so, as they say Down Under, “We’ll be right mate!”
Friday’s Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day comes with prizes!
No matter where you’re working, you can share the positive #safeboating message and join in the fun by wearing your life jacket and posting creative pictures on social media for a chance to win a prize.
Here’s how to participate:
- Wear a life jacket wherever you work
- Snap a picture – send it to Latitude 38.
- Post the picture on social media with the hashtag #wearyourlifejacketatworkday
- Tag the Safe Boating Campaign (@boatingcampaign)
Boaters will be selected randomly to win prizes from the Safe Boating Campaign throughout the day.
Make sure you’re in the know by following the @boatingcampaign on Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok for the latest updates.
National Safe Boating Week has a different message for each day, all designed to raise awareness of safety on the water.
Here’s the calendar:
May 18: Always wear a life jacket! For life jacket fit facts visit: safeboatingcampaign.com/life-jackets #safeboating #nationalsafeboatingweek
May 19: An ECOS (engine cut-off switch) matters — use it. #safeboating #nationalsafeboatingweek #getconnected
May 20: File a float plan — let someone know when and where you’re boating. #safeboating #nationalsafeboatingweek
May 21: Never boat under the influence. #safeboating #nationalsafeboatingweek
May 22: Prepare for the unexpected. #safeboating #nationalsafeboatingweek
May 23: Take a safe boating course. #safeboating #nationalsafeboatingweek
May 24: Always pay attention and maintain full visibility when operating a vessel. #safeboating #nationalsafeboatingweek
Learn more about the program and the organization behind it at Safe Boating Campaign.
for those inflatables always carry a spare inflation cartridge (or two)
Those little buggers are often hard to find.
If you fly, carry a copy of the law that states you can carry a cartridge on a plane
see https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/co2-cartridge-life-vest