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Table 2-44: Personal Watercraft Safety Data
KEY: R = revised. a Total vessels involved. NOTES Personal watercraft are less than 13 feet in length and are designed to be operated by a person or persons sitting, standing, or kneeling on the craft rather than within the confines of the hull. Data on personal watercraft sales and number in use are estimates. SOURCES Fatalities, injuries, and accidents: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety, Boating Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), available at http://www.uscgboating.org/statistics/accident_stats.htm as of Mar. 17, 2009. Sales: 1987-90: Personal Watercraft Industry Association, available at http://www.pwia.org/Abo_PWC.htm as of June 19, 2000. 1991-2007: National Marine Manufacturers Association, Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract (Annual issues) available at http://www.nmma.org/facts/boatingstats/2007/ as of Mar. 17, 2009. Use: 1987-96: National Marine Manufacturers Association, data compiled by the United States Coast Guard, personal communications. 1997-98: Ibid., available at http://www.nmma.org/facts/boatingstats/statistic98.html as of June 19, 2000. 1999-2007: National Marine Manufacturers Association, Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract, available at http://www.nmma.org/facts/boatingstats/2007/ as of Mar. 17, 2009. Find this web page at:
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