Chapter 5: Boating Emergencies—What to Do
Summary

You've completed the material of Chapter 5 of the online boating safety course!

You should now:

Understand how to practice risk management while boating
Understand the effects of boating stressors
Understand how dehydration occurs and how to recognize and prevent it
Understand the increased effects of alcohol on the water
Be able to properly size a PFD for a wearer and check a PFD's condition
Know how to avoid collisions
Be able to take the proper safety actions if a vessel capsizes, is swamped, or runs aground
Be able to respond properly to a fire emergency
Be able to recognize the symptoms of hypothermia, avoid hypothermia if trapped in cold water, and give basic treatment to victims
Know how to prevent and be able to recognize the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning
Be able to obtain weather forecasts and recognize weather warnings and know what to do if caught in severe weather.