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Boating Safety Grants Program

More than 40 articles have been published in this product testing and education series on boating safety equipment and issues. Tests provide practical information to educate boaters and to help with purchase decisions. Recent tests include oil removal products, canine personal floatation devices, the effects of alcohol and boating, and visual distress signaling devices.

Our most current tests are listed below. To see a listing of older articles, click the button at left.

The Following Articles are Available Online:
Green Cleaners Testing, September 2009 - NEW
Fire Extinguisher Testing, May 2009 - NEW
Flare Tests Enlightening, November 2008
Ladder Lessons Learned, March 2008
Juggling Jerry Jugs, September 2007
Keeping Current on Kill-Switches, November 2006
Crew Overboard Final Report
Testing Crew Overboard Maneuvers, November 2005
Spill? What Spill, March 2005
GPS-Enabled EPIRBs, July 2004
Belt Pack Inflatables, January/March 2004
FRS Radios - Novermber 2002
Stabilized Binoculars - November 2001
Oil Removal Products - July 2001
Canine PFDs - November 2000
Special - Type V PFD's July 2000
Alcohol and Boating - January 1999
Pyrotechnic Visual Distress Signals - September 1998
Inflatable Life Jackets Make the Grade - May 1998
Low Cost Marine Radios - January 1998
Duct Tape - September 1997
Fire Extinguishers - May 1997
Line Heaving Devices - July 1996
Boarding Ladders - March 1996
Non-Skid Deck Surfaces - November 1995
 
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