Safety
Boating and watersports are some of the safest sports
around.
But the water is an ever-changing environment and it pays to
look after your safety and anyone on the water with you.
Sea Safety
The RNLI, the charity responsible for saving lives
at sea, has put together a guide to safety at sea. It contains
different sections for all types of boating.
RNLI’s Sea Safety, The Complete Guide.
Lifejackets
The RNLI’s advice is:
You must have enough lifejackets on board. This means having
lifejackets to suit all shapes and sizes including children and
pets.
It is the skipper’s responsibility to show the crew where
lifejackets are stored, how to wear and secure them and when and
how to operate them.
The RNLI recommends that when you use your tender and your boat
everyone wears a buoyancy aid or a lifejacket.
For safety advice in your particular sport go to the web site of
the governing body for the sport: