SH18-021 Intergovernmental Agreement signed 01-13-18

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EXHIBIT F EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TACTICS AND SUGGESTED GOALS • Education Classes: This is classroom instruction of the Adventures in Boating course sanctioned by Washington State Parks that qualifies passing students to obtain a Mandatory Boater Education Card. • Small Agency, 15 students, 1 Class • Medium Agency, 20 students, 1 Class • Large Agency, 50 students, 1 Class • Boating Safety Presentations to Groups: These are boating safety presentations to various groups, yacht clubs, kayak clubs, anglers, and any groups that use boats on the water. • Small Agency, 10 hours • Medium Agency, 15 hours • Large Agency, 25 hours • Boating Safety Presentations to Schools: These are presentations to local public and private schools, K-12, colleges or universities. • Small Agency, 10 hours • Medium Agency, 15 hours • Large Agency, 25 hours • Vessel Rental Site Visits: These are site visits to local vessel rental sites. The intent is to ensure the employees and renters are following the guidance on the Motor Vessel Rental Safety Checklist (Form number P&R A-446 - Rev 03/2014). These can also be site visits to businesses that rent out kayaks, canoes, stand-up paddleboards or other small non -motorized craft. The intent of visits in this case is to emphasize basic safety behaviors such as encouraging renters to always wear a life jacket, and encouraging boating in low hazard areas. • Small Agency, 2 visits • Medium Agency, 4 visits • Large Agency, 6 visits • Participation in Community Events: These are events like county fairs, parades, and night outs that have the ability to reach large numbers of community members. A qualified event requires face-to-face interaction with community members. Participation on the water in regattas, races, opening days where there is little to no face-to-face interaction between officers/deputies and community members does not count as a "Community Event". Also, maintaining a screen line or security area at an on -water event does not count for reporting event hours on the SOAR. • Small Agency, 40 hours • Medium Agency, 150 hours • Large Agency, 275 hours • Vessel Dealer Site Visits: These are visits to vessel dealerships and brokers to ensure they are following dealer registration laws, educate them on any safety issues with type of vessels they sell, and checks that required safety equipment is on board during test rides and sea trials. Dealers should also be encouraged to remind their customers of the mandatory boater education requirement. • Small Agency, 5 visits • Medium Agency, 10 visits • Large Agency, 15 visits • Professional Prevention Partners (Safe Kids, Power Squadron, USCG Auxiliary, etc.): Engaging partners can multiply the effectiveness of a marine law enforcement program's effectiveness by increasing its area of influence and leveraging the resources of partners. Partnering activities include meetings, conference calls, event participation, and actual on -water time. Agencies should report the hours spent working with Prevention Partners conducting RBS activities in their jurisdiction as well as meetings, conference calls etc. • Small Agency, 1 hour • Medium Agency, 3 hours • Large Agency, 5 hours Media Contacts: Agencies should distribute recreational boating safety content through their own social media channels, social media channels of their partners, or the news media. • Owned Media: This is the number of hours spent on this activity and the number of posts or articles distributed through communication channels that are owned and managed by the agency like the agency website, social media channels (Facebook, Twitter), newsletters, etc. • Small Agency, 4 hours • Medium Agency, 8 hours • Large Agency, 16 hours • Earned Media: This is the number of hours spent on this activity and the number of articles broadcast through media channels that are not managed by the agency. Examples include stories in the newspaper, radio, television. Agencies should also count the number of recreational boating safety posts on the social media channels of partner organizations when the agency can show that the posts are the result of its interaction with that partner. • Small Agency, 4 hours • Medium Agency, 8 hours • Large Agency, 16 hours • Campaigns; Operation Dry Water, Spring Aboard, National Safe Boating Week, and Safe Paddling Week: See the SOAR web form for reporting requirements, and goals for all agencies regardless of size is participation in these campaigns. The State Parks Recreational Boating Safety Communication staff will distribute content to all agencies for each of the campaigns, making participation quick and simple. These campaigns can have a powerful impact if all agencies participate. • The Operation Dry Water campaign is a national campaign focused on the deterrence of boating under the influence. Participation in this campaign is mandatory for all agencies that receive a federal assistance grant. It is a combination of emphasis patrols and media the weekend before the Fourth of July. • The Spring Aboard campaign is a national campaign designed to encourage all boaters to take a recreational boating safety class. It occurs in late March. • National Safe Boating Week is a nationally observed week focused on encouraging all boaters to wear their lifejackets. In addition to media posts, agencies are encouraged to participate in "Wear IT" events. More information will be distributed in the late winter about this campaign to help agencies effectively participate. This campaign is sponsored by the National Safe Boating Council. • Safe Paddling Week is a new campaign being sponsored by the Washington State Parks Recreational Boating Safety Program for the first time in July of 2018. The purpose of the week is to elevate awareness around basic paddling safety behaviors such as always wearing a PFD, obtaining training etc...