Life jackets can be the determining factor between life and death in many boating safety accidents.
Wear Your Life Jacket. The Coast Guard and its partners are committed to a Safe Boating Campaign that reaches from shore to shore across the North America Continent. Our neighbors to the north, the Canadian Safe Boating Council and the Canadian Coast Guard will also observe Safe Boating Week on May 19-25. Boating smart is an essential part of any day on the water regardless of where you boat. During National Safe Boating Week, the National Safe Boating Council, the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and the Canadian Safe Boating Council, along with the Coast Guard Auxiliary, Power Squadrons, Army Corps of Engineers and other groups, organize local exhibits, provide special programs on safe boating and generate extensive media coverage.