The Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS) - USA
Blood Alcohol Concentration Limits: Recreational Watercraft
APIS provides access to authoritative, detailed, and comparable information on alcohol-related policies in the United States, at both the State and Federal levels. This link will provide information on US State and Federal BAC laws that apply to operators of recreational watercraft.
Amica Insurance
Boating and Alcohol: A Dangerous Mixture
An article on boating and alcohol.
Boatsafe.com
Preventable Tragedy
The effects of alcohol.
California. Department of Boating and Waterways
Facts About Boating and Alcohol
Explains the effects of alcohol when combined with the stresses of boating. Includes an alcohol consumption and blood-alcohol chart (in English or Spanish).
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Water-Related Injuries: Fact Sheet
Oregon State Marine Board
Boating and Alcohol
A brochure aimed at promoting safe and sober boating in Oregon's waters.
Wisconsin Natural Resources
Why alcohol and water don't mix: Alcohol impairs judgement on the water even more than on land.
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