operation dry water

Operation Dry Water is a coordinated, national weekend of Boating Under the Influence (BUI) detection and enforcement aimed at reducing the number of alcohol-related accidents and fatalities and fostering a stronger and more visible deterrent to alcohol use on the water.

Operation Dry Water directly addresses the National Recreational Boating Safety Strategic Plan

Objective 6: Boating Under the Influence (BUI)Achieve a 5% overall decrease in the number of deaths by CY 2016 (using a five-year moving average) where the use of alcohol or other drugs by a boat’s operator and/or occupants was either a direct or indirect cause of the accident . The five-year average for the 2005 to 2009 time period was 156.

Strategy 6.5 – Conduct BUI Awareness and Enforcement Campaign Engage our nation’s marine law enforcement officers, boating safety partner organizations and the media in a nationwide campaign which blends targeted enforcement of BUI laws with a measureable increase in public awareness about the risks associated with BUI.

What’s in a Name?

56 States 201056 States 2010 46 States 200946 States 2009

336 BUI Citations 2010283 BUI Citations 2009

73,875 Boaters 2010 36,277 Boaters 2009

43,203 Vessels 201043,203 Vessels 201017,695 Vessels 2009

7,782 Warnings 20107,782 Warnings 20105,320 Warnings 2009

201020103,009 Officers3,009 Officers32,711 Hours32,711 Hours

20092,442 Officers23,919 Hours

721 Facebook Fans Now349 Facebook Fans 2009

369 Twitter Followers Now214 Twitter Followers 2009

June 24-26, 2011

Media Coordination Calls

April, May

All Participating Agencies

Best practices, ideas, media plan

New for 2011Refresh/Refocus of Website

Public Service Announcement

Participation Recognition

Expanding Partnerships

Contactwww.operationdrywater.org

@OpDryWater

facebook.com/OperationDryWater

slideshare.net/NASBLA

ron@nasbla.org tom@nasbla.org

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