Licensing Boat Owners

Los Angeles is known for the surf, sea, sand and beaches where many citizens spend most of their leisure time in the water. In California, water-skiing and surfing are the top water sports. But every year, many suffer boating accidents—which includes property damage.

Different types of boating accidents

• Small watercraft accidents—these are personal small boats that can easily capsized during strong water currents.

• Scuba diving and snorkeling accidents—there are instances when you may drown if the water current is strong. Scuba divers should have license and better yet, have instructors with them to follow safety measures and procedures.

• Drunk boating accidents—there are cases when you may be intoxicated while driving and hit something such as a rock, boulder or even the dock or accidentally you may fall overboard.

Causes of boating accidents

• Rough sea

• Over speeding

• Negligent or inexperience driver

• Boat defects or lack of maintenance

In Riverside County, deputies Bill Young and Scott Larsen said, “They had 686 boating accidents last year, leading to 48 deaths. Four of those fatalities and 13 injuries came in Riverside County. [While] San Bernardino County had no deaths but 49 injuries.”

They further stated that licensing requirements for boat owners will help lower accidents. Since buying a boat without any kind of safety tutorials on how to run it properly is not practiced in the US.

The Recreational Boaters of California, a non-profit organization, proposed licensing for boaters last year to protect the interest of recreational boaters. It was approved and vetoed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Last year, California had 686 boating accidents—48 resulted in deaths and 382 in injuries.

Moreover, collision is the leading cause of boating accidents. And once you encounter this accident, getting legal assistance from a Personal Injury Lawyer will help you. Since you can file a case against the other party if the accident is his fault.

Our Los Angeles lawyers are experienced in handling personal injury cases involving boating accidents. For consultation, visit our website at http://www.mesrianilaw.com/ and avail of our free case analysis.

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