http://www.ampli.com/megaphones/609R-ProMarine-Waterproof-Megaphone.aspx What are the most important safety tips when piloting a boat? Here are the top 5. Tip #1: Understand Your Responsibility Understand your responsibility in piloting a boat. Although you may think boating should be worry free compared to driving a car, each year there are hundreds of mishaps involving poor piloting, collisions with buoys or fixed objects, water skiing accidents and others. You should exercise just as much care when piloting a boat as driving a car. Tip #2: Be Ready to Communicate Be ready to communicate to your passengers, or those being towed or to other boaters. A powerful voice reinforcement tool such as the AmpliVox ProMarine Waterproof Megaphone should be an important part of your safety equipment. The ProMarine Megaphone includes not only power voice reinforcement but also a built-in horn and a siren. Tip #3: Wear Life Jackets Each year there are hundreds of drowning deaths, most of them by victims who are not wearing life jackets. Tip #4: Always Be Aware of the Weather Always be aware of the weather as it could change suddenly. Being on an open body of water in a squall cannot only be terrifying but life threatening. Tip #5: Alcohol and Boating Do Not Mix Alcohol and boating do not mix any more than driving a car. If you are piloting a boat you are always the designated driver. Have fun, and be safe. This message of boating safety is brought to you by AmpliVox, manufacturer of a multitude of reliable portable pa systems for indoors and out. Extend your voice with AmpliVox.