Top 10 DOs:

1. Wear your lifejacket!
2. Take an approved boating safety course.
3. Boat sober!
4. Come prepared; bring drinking water, sunglasses, sunscreen, etc.
5. Use the Rule for Fuel: 1/3 for trip out, 1/3 for trip back, and 1/3 for emergencies. Remember to run the blower.
6. Learn and follow the boating “rules of the road.”
7. Check the weather, watch for changing water conditions.
8. Always pay attention!
9. Inspect your vessel (battery, lines, fuel, etc.).
10. Carbon monoxide is a silent killer: stay alert, stay alive.

Top 10 DON’Ts:

1. DON’T drink alcohol while boating.
2. DON’T ride on the outside of a boat (such as bow riding).
3. DON’T ride too closely to other boats. Remember, boats don’t have brakes!
4. DON’T jump wakes.
5. DON’T tie up to buoys or markers.
6. DON’T litter.
7. DON’T fish within harbors or where people are swimming.
8. DON’T bring glass or styrofoam containers into the park.
9. DON’T make sudden turns without looking for other vessels.
10. DON’T operate a vessel above wakeless speed within 200 feet of people in the water or at the shoreline.