For more information on personal watercraft safety, visit these links below.  
Children & Personal Watercraft

Florida State Boating & Personal Watercraft Law Summary

Florida Boaters Guide Basics: Steering & Stopping a PWC

Florida Boaters Guide Basics: Ignition Safety Switch on a PWC

Florida Boaters Guide Basics: PWC Courtesy & Environment

National Association of Boating Law Administrators

NTSB: Personal Watercraft Safety Guide (PDF)

Personal Watercraft Industry Association (PWIA)

Personal Watercraft Safety Sheet

U.S. Coast Guard Procedures New Safety Brochure

U.S. Coast Guard Boating Statistics

U.S. Coast Guard Information Sheet: Education Requirements,
Operator Proficiency Standards & Licensing Requirements
Useful Links:
Coast Guard statistics for 2003
show 40 percent of injuries
reported on personal watercraft
involved children ages 19
and under.

In 2003, 112 children ages 12
and under were reported injured
in personal watercraft accidents.
Additionally, 380 children ages
13-19 were reported injured in
personal watercraft accidents,
compared to 280 children
injured in open motorboats, the
next greatest number involving
the same age group.

The Coast Guard stresses safe
personal watercraft operation is
more than a matter of age, yet
these statistics show that age is
a very important part of the
equation and are consistent with
automobile accident statistics,
which also show young drivers
are involved in a greater
number of automobile accidents.
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