Journal of drug education
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Journal of drug education · Jan 2000
Boater training, drinking and boating, and other unsafe boating practices.
Identify associations between lack of formal boater training, drinking and boating, and other unsafe boating practices. ⋯ The unexpected association between formal training and unsafe boating practices is probably due to reduced risk perception and inadequacies of boater training programs. Such programs seldom mention the risks of alcohol use while boating. Decisions to mandate formal training should be informed by these results; if mandated, training should address the risks of alcohol use while boating, and should be renewed frequently enough to offset reductions in risk perception.