BOATsmart! Base de connaissances du Canada
Module 02 - Boating Rules, Regulations and Equipment
Other Negative Effects of Alcohol
Other Negative Effects of Alcohol Include:
- Diminished judgment and ability to process information–alcohol will make you less attentive
- Slower reaction and reflex response times
- Reduced motor skills, peripheral vision and balance, putting you at greater risk of falling overboard
- Poorer depth perception, vision and focus
- Inner ear disturbances, which make it harder to distinguish the water surface if you fall in
- Accelerated Hypothermia, since alcohol lowers the body’s resistance to cold
Consuming alcohol and not wearing a lifejacket or PFD can be a deadly combination.
