so, better to answer some questions we have, and petty officer lance bowman, good morning, my friends? >> doing well. >> so, first, piece of advice, you would give a boater, to be safe out on the water, what would that be? >> to always wear life jackets, very important. >> just that simple? >> very. >> what's the first thing? >> first thing like i said, always wear life jackets, very important, make sure it is coast guard approved on the the inside. as well as having safety gear. >> if we're further than off shore. >> pen ill flares, as well as another flare that has orange smoke and the red flare that goes for the night end. >> life vest important, what sells important for safe bothing? >> having marine bands radio, monitoring channel 16, reach the coast guard at this at any point. >> okay, so radio is important, life vest is important. the flares are important. >> so for you guys, your a often preaching this sort of thing, gets kind of tough, some people just don't abide by the rules, right? >> correct. some people don't. that's why we're here, always here to help people, educate th