{"id":4144,"date":"2023-05-31T17:14:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T09:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vicosmos.com\/?p=4144"},"modified":"2023-06-01T18:06:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T10:06:27","slug":"special-concerns-for-boating-on-lakes-and-rivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicosmos.com\/special-concerns-for-boating-on-lakes-and-rivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Concerns for Boating on Lakes and Rivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years, we cruised our family boat along the lake without accident. But this time, the sickening thud was heard beneath our boat. It turned out that the outboard lower unit was snapped off by a submerged boulder, which hides deep enough below the surface to allow safe passage at normal water levels. However, in dry season when water levels dropped low, it quickly turned our normal navigation areas into danger.<\/p><div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img alt=\"Special Concerns for Boating on Lakes and Rivers-vicosmos\" title=\"Special Concerns for Boating on Lakes and Rivers-vicosmos\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicosmos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023060108360929.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4145\" width=\"596\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p>Of course, water level change may be just one hazard you will encounter when boating on a lake or river. There are also other things that deserve your attention:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Rough waters<\/li><li>Blind spots in river bends<\/li><li>Unmarked hazards<\/li><\/ul><p>To get the most out of your boating experience, here are some tips for preventing and dealing with any emergencies that may arise.<\/p><div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0260b7-47, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0260b7-47[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_0260b7-47\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0260b7-47 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0260b7-47[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_0260b7-47\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_0260b7-47 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_0260b7-47\"><strong>Wear a life jacket<\/strong><\/h2><div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img alt=\"Special Concerns for Boating on Lakes and Rivers-vicosmos\" title=\"Special Concerns for Boating on Lakes and Rivers-vicosmos\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicosmos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023060108373654.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4146\" width=\"600\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p>According to some regional laws, children under 13 may be required to wear a properly-fitting and authenticated life jacket when they are on board. But I suggest anyone on personal watercraft should wear a sized life jacket and children under 14 or have never completed a boating safety course should not operate a craft like Sea Doos, Jet Skis, or Waverunners alone.<\/p><div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_142e0a-96, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_142e0a-96[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_142e0a-96\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_142e0a-96 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_142e0a-96[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_142e0a-96\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_142e0a-96 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_142e0a-96\"><strong>Drink enough water<\/strong><\/h2><div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p>In some cases, dehydration often causes accidents or sickness on the lake. Thus, you should drink eight to ten eight-ounce glasses water every day and supply more during extreme heat or drought environment.<\/p><p>However, if you get dehydrated while boating, stop your activity immediately, get a rest in a cool zone, and take in 64 oz cool water in two to four hours. Also, seek medical treatment if needed.<\/p><div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Check weather conditions in advance<\/strong><\/h2><div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p>You should concern about weather forecasts ahead of time and avoid boating in extreme weather like potential storms, convective rain, high winds, blizzards, haze, cold wave, etc.<\/p><div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_06a3e5-ad, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_06a3e5-ad[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_06a3e5-ad\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_06a3e5-ad mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_06a3e5-ad[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_06a3e5-ad\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_06a3e5-ad wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_06a3e5-ad\"><strong>Prepare safety equipment on board<\/strong><\/h2><div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p>Essential safety equipment is also necessary to deal with any emergencies on board, including a first-aid kit, throwable flotation device, fire extinguisher, spare life buoy, distress signals, etc.<\/p><div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Avoid alcohol and drugs<\/strong><\/h2><div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p>It\u2019s illegal and dangerous to boat if you have taken drugs or alcohol, which impact your coordination, judgment, and reaction speed and increase the risk of accidents.<\/p><div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_6e5222-1b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_6e5222-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_6e5222-1b\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_6e5222-1b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_6e5222-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_6e5222-1b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_6e5222-1b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_6e5222-1b\"><strong>Take care of your cellphone<\/strong><\/h2><div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p>Keeping your phone in your pocket while paddling runs the risk of slipping it into the lake or river, while putting it into a fixed and water-resistant box can avoid such accidents.<\/p><div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img alt=\"Special Concerns for Boating on Lakes and Rivers-vicosmos\" title=\"Special Concerns for Boating on Lakes and Rivers-vicosmos\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicosmos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023060110033626.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4251\" width=\"600\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p><strong><em><u><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vicosmos.com\/product-category\/privacy-safe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-theme-palette-1-color\">Biometric Privacy Safe<\/mark><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/u><\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;is a water-resistant and safe box that provides safeguard for your cellphone, keys, wallets, metal accessories, power bank, earphones, cards, and other private items when boating on the lake. You can temporary store anything that is inconvenient to carry or hamper paddling into the safe box and set a biometric authentication fingerprint or passcode to get it locked from unauthorized access. And it also offers mechanical key\u2019s way to unlock the safe. If you are worried about high waves tipping the safe into water, you can use the attached heavy-steel security cable to secure it to the mast of the boat or somewhere else on the boat. For more information, click here to contact our sales team.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vicosmos.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-theme-palette-9-color\">Contact Sales Team<\/mark><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_dab8b7-3f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_dab8b7-3f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_dab8b7-3f\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_dab8b7-3f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_dab8b7-3f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_dab8b7-3f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_dab8b7-3f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_dab8b7-3f\"><strong>Follow navigation rules<\/strong><\/h2><div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p>Please obey all local cruising rules and regulations when boating and maintain a safe speed especially in crowded waters. Watch out the wake zones, slow zones, and no-wake zones.<\/p><div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Stay vigilant and acute<\/strong><\/h2><div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p>You should also keep an eye on other swimmers, boats, navigational aids, and submerged objects and avoid shallow waters.<\/p><p>Enjoy your boating trip if you have everything ready and don\u2019t forget to share your precious experience to other friends or family members.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__avatar\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">Lena<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years, we cruised our family boat along the lake without accident. 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