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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
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Collection: Correspondence, White House Office of:
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Folder Title: National Safe Boating Week
Box: 78 (1985)
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OF
THE OF THE UNITED
SEEL
National Safe Boating Week, 1985
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Americans increasingly look to the water for recreation and relaxation. This
year, approximately one-quarter of us will enjoy boating in one or more of its
many and varied forms. Therefore, it is important that all those involved in
recreational boating observe proper safety practices, know and obey rules of
safe boating, and show courtesy and consideration on the water.
In addition, all boaters should wear personal flotation devices while on the
water. According to the United States Coast Guard, seventy-five percent of
those who died in boating accidents last year might have been saved had they
worn these devices.
The theme of this year's National Safe Boating Week emphasizes the dangers
of combining alcohol consumption with operating a boat. The use of alcohol
and other intoxicating substances is a major factor in boating accidents and
fatalities. Boat operators who drink often cannot react promptly to hazards
and thereby endanger not only themselves but also others on the water. The
use of even small amounts of alcohol can significantly impair an operator's
judgment and boat-handling skills. This is particularly true as fatigue caused
by sun, glare, noise, wind, and boat motion intensifies the effects of alcohol.
Through the observance of National Safe Boating Week, 1985, all Americans
should be alerted to these dangers.
In recognition of the need for boating safety, the Congress, by joint resolution
approved June 4, 1958, as amended (36 U.S.C. 161), authorized and requested
the President to proclaim annually the week commencing on the first Sunday
in June as National Safe Boating Week.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning June 2, 1985, as National
Safe Boating Week. I invite the Governors of the States, Puerto Rico, the
Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa,
and the Mayor of the District of Columbia to provide for the observance of this
week.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of
February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-five, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and ninth.
Ronald Reagan