Boating Safety and Loss Prevention Tips

Along with superior service and insurance protection, ACE’s customers benefit also from our vast expertise in boating safety.  ACE Recreational Marine Insurance is a leader in promoting safe boating experiences and our collection of safety and loss prevention information can help boat owners protect their investment and themselves and families while enjoying the waterways.  

We encourage you to download, print and share with fellow boaters our free safety information, available on a wide range of topics from hurricane preparations to theft prevention tips.

Available Information

• A wide variety of boat maintenance, safety and loss avoidance information. Listed below are all Safety and Maintenance topics.
• Featured articles on a range of subjects written by our experienced Marine Advisory Services team of marine surveyors and loss control experts. The Surveyor Articles section below has a complete listing of the articles.
• Visit our Surveyor’s Corner to experience a new online resource with valuable tips for helping to keep your boat in ship shape condition.  
• Do you have safety or maintenance related questions about your boat or yacht? Our Ask a Specialist feature is available to current ACE policyholders. Our customers enjoy the benefit of obtaining individualized help from one of our experienced marine surveyors.

Safety & Maintenance

• Coming Out of Lay Up Tips - pre-launch tips for yachts and boats that have been out of commission over the winter months.
• Coming Out of Lay Up – a full-length guide for preparing your vessel for the boating season.
• Charter Self-Survey Check-Off Supplement - a supplemental checklist of maintenance items for Charter vessels (see below for our general, non-Charter Self-Survey Check-Off Guide).
• Going Into Lay-Up Tips - important information for preparing your vessel for the winter
• Going Into Lay Up – a full-length guide for winterizing your yacht.
• Fire Extinguishers – choosing the right fire extinguishers for your boat and maintaining them for proper use.
• Hurricanes & Severe Storms – important recommendations for protecting trailerable and non-trailerable boats against storm damage.
• Hurricane Preparation Tips for Boaters - ten quick tips to help recreational boaters protect their vessels as well as property on board during hurricane season.  
• Personal Flotation Devices Safety Tips - a guide to types of personal flotation devices (PFDs), proper fit, usage and other important tips.
• LPG and CNG Warning Labels - labels for liquid propane gas (LPG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) appliances required by NFPA and ABYC (contact us to order actual stick-on labels).
• Moorings – a discussion of moorings, their problems and potential solutions.
• Navigational Aids – a guide to buoys, storm warning signals, daymarkers, and international flags and pennants.
• Self-Inspection Check-Off Guide – a checklist of often-overlooked maintenance items.
• Six Knots to Know – how to tie the most commonly used knots.
• Theft Prevention – tips for how to help keep your boat from being stolen.
• Top Ten Recreational Boating Safety Tips - ten tips to help improve your boating safety awareness, and help stay safe on the waterways.

Surveyor Articles

• Shore Power Connections - preventing onboard fires related to shore power connections and other helpful fire prevention tips.
• Smoke Detectors - information about the use of onboard smoke detectors, suggested models and other fire safety tips.
• Winter Wisdom - helpful preparation tips for winter lay-up afloat.
• Spring Suggestions - preparing your boat for boating season.
• Cruising Safely Into Summer - preparing your boat, trailer and tow vehicle for summer fun.