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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: 76 (1984)
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Last Updated: 05/2023
OF THE UNITED THE to
SEAL
National Safe Boating Week, 1984
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. Seventy-five percent of those who died in boating accidents last year
might have been saved had they worn these devices, according to United
States Coast Guard instructions.
The theme of this year's "National Safe Boating Week" emphasizes the
dangers of combining alcohol consumption with boat operation. The use of
alcohol and other intoxicating substances is a major factor in boating acci-
dents and fatalities. Boat operators who drink impair their ability to recognize
and react to hazards and thereby endanger not only themselves but also
others on the water. The use of even small amounts of alcohol can significant-
ly reduce 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, 1984," Americans should be alerted to these dangers.
In recognition of the need for boating safety, the Congress enacted the joint
resolution of June 4, 1958 (36 U.S.C. 161), as amended, authorizing and
requesting 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 3, 1984, as National
Safe Boating Week.
I also 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 twenty-second day
of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-four, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eighth.
Ronald Reagan