{"id":48,"date":"2020-06-30T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.focusinsurance.net\/blog\/?p=48"},"modified":"2020-06-30T11:46:55","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T17:46:55","slug":"boat-safety-tips-for-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.focusinsurance.net\/blog\/boat-safety-tips-for-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Boat Safety Tips for Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"background-color:white\"><span style=\"color:#222222\">With summertime in Aliso Viejo, CA, comes time out on the boat. There are plenty of things you can do to make sure you and passengers stay safe.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"background-color:white\"><span style=\"color:#222222\"><strong>Take a Boat Safety Course<\/strong>: You may be able to prevent an accident with proper training, especially if the course meets the U.S. Coast Guard&rsquo;s recognized national standards. You may even qualify for a discount on insurance. Contact an agent at&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"background-color:#fafafa\"><span style=\"color:#272727\">BenefitSource Insurance Services, Inc.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#222222\">&nbsp;to find out.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color:white\"><span style=\"color:#222222\"><strong>Always Wear a Life Jacket and Make Sure Guests Do Too<\/strong>: Drowning can happen when people aren&rsquo;t wearing lifejackets. Be sure that you have life jackets onboard and children are wearing one that fits correctly. In cold water, life jackets are more important since hypothermia can present a big risk.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color:white\"><span style=\"color:#222222\"><strong>Understand Boat Safety Recommendations:<\/strong> Think about what would happen if drivers disregarded laws. Violations of safety rules can be a contributing factor in many accidents. Knowing procedures and navigation rules before getting on the water&nbsp;is important. Use common sense on the water.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color:white\"><span style=\"color:#222222\"><strong>Don&rsquo;t Drink While Boating<\/strong>: Alcohol use can be a leading factor in many fatal boating accidents. You want to make sure you are staying sharp and leave the alcohol for when you are back on dry land.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color:white\"><span style=\"color:#222222\"><strong>Don&rsquo;t Overload the Boat<\/strong>: Be sure to follow the boat&rsquo;s capacity restrictions. Overloading with equipment or passengers can unbalance the craft.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color:white\"><span style=\"color:#222222\"><strong>Have a Boat Safety Kit<\/strong>: It&rsquo;s impossible to predict any emergency but you can be prepared. No matter the size of the boat, you should have a safety kit. Include items such as duct tape, flashlights, buckets, a first aid kit, ropes, a whistle, a fire extinguisher, and life jackets.&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color:white\"><span style=\"color:#222222\"><strong>Get Your Boat Checked<\/strong>: The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary does free Vessel Safety Checks so you can be prepared.&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:white\"><span style=\"background-color:#fafafa\"><span style=\"color:#272727\">Contact BenefitSource Insurance Services, Inc. in Aliso Viejo, CA to get a quote on boat insurance.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With summertime in Aliso Viejo, CA, comes time out on the boat. There are plenty of things you can do to make sure you and passengers stay safe.&nbsp; Take a Boat Safety Course: You may be able to prevent an accident with proper training, especially if the course meets the U.S. Coast Guard&rsquo;s recognized national [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[10,9],"class_list":["post-48","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boat-watercraft-insurance","tag-aliso-viejo-ca","tag-benefitsource-insurance-services-inc"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.focusinsurance.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.focusinsurance.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.focusinsurance.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.focusinsurance.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.focusinsurance.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.focusinsurance.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49,"href":"https:\/\/www.focusinsurance.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48\/revisions\/49"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.focusinsurance.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.focusinsurance.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.focusinsurance.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}