This presentation will use the theoretical framework proposed in Thomas Mangione's presentation "JSI Model of How Situational Awareness Influences Life Jacket Wear Behavior & a presentation on 20 years of running the National Life Jacket Observational Wear Study for the USCG Office of Boating Safety" to discuss findings from the National Life Jacket Wear Rate Observational Study.
Using 20 years of data collected in the National Life Jacket Wear Rate Observational Study, we have measured and analyzed 9 risk factors to understand the extent to which adult boaters respond to different risks by wearing life jackets and how response differs by boat type. For each of the 8 boat types assessed, observed environmental and situational boating conditions were classified as either “risky” or “non-risky” conditions based on expert literature and USCG boating safety findings.