New Zealand’s national pleasure boat safety strategy has led to a 50% reduction in recreational boating fatalities over the last 6 years. The strategy is about using a combination of education and targeted legislation to tackle the key risk factors in recreational boating fatalities.

This brochure summarises the Boating Safety Strategy: 2007 Review of the New Zealand Pleasure Boat Safety Strategy, which  recommends safety initiatives that will guide all organisations involved in boating safety for the next 5 plus years.