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The popularity
of boating is steadily increasing, as are
injuries related to their use. Below
are a few safety tips to help prevent injury
while visiting Lake Powell.
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PWC's are not toys, they are vessels.
Make sure your loved ones are old enough to
legally operate this type of machinery.
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Look out below! The
contrast between light blue shallow water
and dark blue deep water typically indicates
shallow areas.
The lake level is especially low this year
and it continues to change daily and seasonally.
Only Lake Powell's main channel is marked
with navigational aids.
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PFD's mean Protection From Drowning.
A life jacket must be worn at all times while
riding a Personal Watercraft.
Kids (12 years and younger) must
wear a Personal Floatation Device while on
vessels, which includes both Personal Watercraft
and Boats.
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Are you too close for comfort? Slow
down and make no waves when 150 feet (46 m)
from other vessels, people, or shore.
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Be careful what you breathe! Boat generators,
engines, and gas appliances produce deadly
carbon monoxide gases.
Ensure proper ventilation. Don't swim,
sit, or work near exhaust.
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Sadly, most serious boating accidents involve
alcohol. Leave alcohol alone while boating.
Operating a vessel while under the influence
of alcohol or drugs is illegal.
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With an ever-increasing popular on Utah's
limited number of rivers, lakes, and
reservoirs, boaters must use their water
recreation resources wisely. Boaters
have the responsibility to practice
and advocate safe and ethical use of
our waterways. That responsibility
includes properly registering boats,
learning and obeying boating safety
laws and rules, and sharing waterways
with other boaters, swimmers, and anglers.
Visit the, Utah
State Parks website to request a
free brochure on Utah's boating laws
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Houseboat-associated
carbon monoxide poisonings on Lake Powell.
During August 2000 at Lake Powell in the Glen Canyon National
Recreation Area on the Arizona-Utah border, two brothers died
of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning as they swam near the stern
of a houseboat while the onboard gasoline-powered generator
was operating. As a result of these deaths, an investigation
was initiated by the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) with assistance
from the U.S. Department of the Interior, CDC's National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health, and the U.S. Coast Guard.
In addition to investigating the deaths of the two brothers,
the multiagency team evaluated visitor and worker boat-related
CO exposures at Lake Powell. The study identified nine boat-related
fatal CO poisonings since 1994 and approximately 100 nonfatal
poisonings since 1990. This report describes the preliminary
results of an ongoing investigation of watercraft-related CO
poisonings on Lake Powell.
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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