Operation Dry Water: Info and Tools For The LEO.
As most of you know, every state in the US with the exception of two (way to skip out Hawaii and North Dakota) are gathering resourses from Marine Police departments across the country to join the USCG and the NASBLA for Operation Dry Water.
Operation Dry Water is a national weekend of Boating Under the Influence (BUI) detection and enforcement aimed at reducing the number of alcohol and drug-related accidents and fatalities and fostering a stronger and more visible deterrent to alcohol and drug use on the water.
Held during the summer boating season and coordinated by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators—with the states, the U.S. Coast Guard and other partner agencies—Operation Dry Water directly addresses the National Recreational Boating Safety Strategic Plan Strategy 6.2 to “increase the number of BUI checkpoints to collect and report BUI and safety compliance data in the Performance Report Part II,” as well as Strategy 6.6 to “challenge law enforcement officials to test more operators for alcohol/drug use in accident investigations.”
Curbing the number of alcohol and drug-related accidents and fatalities is key to achieving a safer and more enjoyable environment for recreational boating. According to the most recent U.S. Coast Guard statistics, Boating Under the Influence is still the leading contributing factor in fatal boating accidents, with 17 percent of boating fatalities a direct result of alcohol or drug use.
On the website there is an entire section set up with tips and information for Law Enforcement personnel. It includes: Checkpoint Operation Plan, Saturation Patrol Operations Plan, Public awareness flyers, Checkpoint flyers, and much more. You can find all of the information here.
