Every season, you hear about incidents where people suffer some kind of propeller injury because they fail to minimize the propeller injury risk..

These almost always can be prevented.

To begin with, exercise some common sense people!!!!

Here are some simple steps to help.

Simple Steps to Minimize Propeller Injury

– Personally look at the area around your boat’s propeller before starting the engine. Don’t count on others —see for yourself.

– Before you set out for the day, take a moment to inform your passengers of the location and dangers of the propellers, and call attention to any propeller warning labels around your boat.

– Never permit passengers to ride on the bow, gunwale, transom, seat backs, or other locations where they might fall overboard and under the boat. Accidents can happen in the blink of an eye… and so can propeller strikes.

– To minimize propeller injury, establish and communicate rules for swim platform use, boarding ladders, and seating. Your boat, your rules:  be clear and firm!

– Make sure all passengers (including you) wear a life-jacket at all times.

– Consider an engine cut-off switch and other propeller safety devices, including:

• Propeller guards

• Ringed propellers

• Propulsion alternatives

• Interlocks

• Sensors

• Anti-feedback steering

• Rear-facing video cameras