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Explore California boating data focusing on registration numbers, fatality rate, RBS program pillars, life jacket use, operator education, alcohol use, and emerging trends like manually-propelled craft and technology impact on accidents.
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Boating Statistics 2009Presentation to the National Boating Safety Advisory Council16 April 2010Susan TomczukBoating Safety DivisionU.S. Coast GuardSusan.M.Tomczuk@uscg.mil202-372-1103
Disclaimer This presentation on 2009 boating statistics is unique because • It represents a study of state-specific data, not national data • For the most part, numbers are not included! The reason why USCG is providing numberless, state-specific data is because not all national data has been validated and approved for dissemination. Boating Statistics 2009
Introduction This presentation focuses on data from California and will address the following areas: • Registration Numbers • Fatality Rate • The Three Pillars of the RBS Program • Life Jacket Use • Operator Education • Alcohol Use • Hot Issues • The Role of Manually-propelled Craft • The Role of Technology in Accidents Boating Statistics 2009
Registration Numbers *indicates tentative numbers Boating Statistics 2009
Registration Numbers *indicates tentative numbers Boating Statistics 2009
Fatality Rate The fatality rate represents the number of deaths per 100,000 registered vessels. *The 2009 fatality rate is tentative Boating Statistics 2009
Fatality Rate The fatality rate represents the number of deaths per 100,000 registered vessels. Boating Statistics 2009
Part 1 of The Pillars: Life Jackets Of those who died, 63% drowned, 30% died from trauma and the cause of death for 7% of victims is unknown Of those who drowned, 72% were not wearing a life jacket. Boating Statistics 2009
Part 2 of The Pillars: Education In California in 2009, 30% of deaths occurred on boats where the operator had education. The majority of these deaths (92%) occurred on boats where the operator had informal education. Boating Statistics 2009
Part 3 of The Pillars: Alcohol Use In California in 2009, 15% of deaths occurred in accidents where alcohol use was listed as a cause (primary, secondary, tertiary or “other”) of the accident. Boating Statistics 2009
Hot Topic 1: Manually-propelled Craft In California in 2009, 21% of deaths occurred on vessels that were manually-propelled. Boating Statistics 2009
Hot Topic 2: Technology There have been a lot of requests for data on the role of technology in boating accidents. Such technology includes GPS, cell phones, depth finders, computers and televisions. A search for such key words in the narrative demonstrated that in California in 2009, the use of technology contributed to less than 1% of accidents, 4% of deaths and 0.5% of injuries. Boating Statistics 2009
Wrap up USCG is still reviewing 2009 data. Recreational Boating Statistics 2009 will likely be published in June 2010. Boating Statistics 2009