Personal Watercraft Accidents What You Need To Know

When you are in the ocean and involved in an accident there is a procedure you must follow as you would a car accident. You must file a report if your boat is involved in a disappearance, injury, boat damage, or you lose your boat.

If you are boating and you are involved in any type of accident at all, you are required to file a report. Usually you will file a report with the United States Coast Guard if you are in international waters. Most states may have a line where you are no longer considered in the state or out of their jurisdiction. It is best to contact the Coast Guard and follow their instructions.

If someone was riding on your boat and they disappeared off of the boat or they died you must file a report. You cannot leave the scene of an accident if you have lost a body from your vessel. The best things you can do are contact the Coast Guard on your radio and tell them your location so they can help you locate the body.

If an injury has occurred while on your boat out in the waters and the injury requires much more than just first aid you must file a report also. You will need to get the person medical attention right away but the fact is that the injury occurred on your boat.

When you have damage to your boat while you are out in the ocean and the damages are more than $2,000 or you lose the boat entirely you are required to file a report. You cannot just leave the scene of any accident regarding your boat unless you barely bump another boat and it is not considered an accident to both parties involved and there are no marks.

When you are out on the water in your boat and an accident occurs you are required to file a report. The best place to start is by calling the Coast Guard over the radio and contact them with any emergency you might have. Emergencies regarding a death, serious injury, missing person, damaged boat, or loss of a boat require you to report them immediately.