Backup Documents 05/10/2022 Item # 4D 40
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, for more than 100 million Americans, boating continues to be a popular recreational
activity. From coast to coast and everywhere in between, people are taking to the
water and enjoying boating, sailing, paddling, and fishing. During National Safe
Boating Week, the U.S. Coast Guard and its federal, state, and local safe boating
partners encourage all boaters to explore and enjoy America's beautiful waters
responsibly; and
WHEREAS, the Coast Guard estimates that human error accounts for most boating accidents
and that life jackets could prevent nearly 86 percent of boating fatalities. Through
basic boating safety procedures such as carrying lifesaving emergency distress and
communications equipment, wearing life jackets, attending safe boating courses,
participating in free boat safety checks, and staying sober when navigating, we can
help ensure boaters on America's coastal, inland, and offshore waters stay safe
throughout the season; and
WHEREAS, National Safe Boating Week is observed to bring attention to important life-saving
tips for recreational boaters so that they can have a safer, more fun experience on
the water throughout the year; and
WHEREAS, on average, 650 people die each year in boating-related accidents in the United
States, and the majority of these accidents are caused by human error or poor
judgment and not by the boat, equipment, or environmental factors; and
WHEREAS, a significant number of boaters who lose their lives by drowning each year would be
alive today had they worn their life jackets; and
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County,
Florida, that May 21 - 27, 2022, be designated as
NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK
IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 10' Day of May 2022.
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