Cell Phone Use by Skippers Poses Safety Concern
Written by admin on December 31st, 2010The National Transportation Safety Board wants skippers to recognize that using a cell phone while under way can be as distracting as using it on the highway. After investigations of two accidents involving Coast Guard boats, the National Transportation Safety Board is advising the Coast Guard, commercial vessel operators and the boating public to be aware that the use of cell phones is a distraction while under way. “The use of wireless communications devices while operating vehicles in any mode of transportation poses an unacceptable distraction,” NTSB chairman Deborah A.P
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Cell Phone Use by Skippers Poses Safety Concern
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