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NORTH CAROLINA BOATING ACCIDENT STATISTICS - 2002

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INTRODUCTION

This annual report contains statistics extracted from boating accident reports submitted to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, and boating-related information for the calendar year of 2002.

Boating accidents that occur on public waters of this state must be reported to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission if the accident results in one or more of the following:

(a) Loss of life;

(b) A person loses consciousness or receives medical treatment, or is disabled for more than twenty-four hours;

(c) Actual physical damage to property (including vessels) is in excess of $500;

(d) A person disappears from the vessel under circumstances that indicate death or injury.

The following types of boating accidents are not included in this report:

(1) Accidents involving only slight injury or property damage of less than $500;

(2) Accidents which did not directly involve a vessel, its equipment, or its appendages;

(3) Cases in which the boat was used solely as a platform for other activities, from which a person departed safely;

(4) Homicides or suicides;

(5) Deaths that were attributed to "natural causes";

(6) Accidents occurring on private ponds. The purpose of the accident report is to provide statistical information on the causes, frequency, and location of serious boating accidents. These statistics are analyzed to aid in determining the direction of measures to deter boating accidents.

Charles R. Fullwood

Executive Director