WELCOME TO THE
NEW SEA SAFETY GUIDE
FROM THE RNLI
Every year our voluntary lifeboat crews at sea safety, with video clips, animations and
respond to 8,000 or so incidents, many of quizzes for your chosen watersport. Whether
which could have been prevented by observing you are an experienced water user or a novice
simple safety precautions. Over half of these we encourage you to load the CD-ROM:
launches are to leisurecraft. Potentially more it’s your passport to safety at sea.
lives could be saved and fewer lifeboat call outs
For more individual and confidential sea safety
would be needed if leisurecraft users became
advice, contact us and ask for an RNLI SEA
more aware of the potential dangers.
(Safety Equipment Advisory) Check. An RNLI
Created as part of the charity’s commitment trained volunteer adviser will come and chat
to prevention through sea safety education, to you about your craft’s safety equipment
Sea Safety: the Complete Guide aims to help free of charge.
you enjoy your time afloat safely so that you
There is no substitute for correct training or
don’t become a rescue statistic.
seeking up-to-date advice from experts and
This booklet is for you to read at home and official organisations, so the RNLI provides
possibly take with you when you go out on the presentations and practical demonstrations.
water. It covers the basic information you need
For more information, freephone
to consider when going out to sea.
0800 328 0600 (UK), 1800 789589 (RoI),
If you have a computer, then the enclosed or visit
rnli.org.uk/seasafety.
CD-ROM contains a wealth of essential
We hope you will have a happy and safe time
information to help you stay safe. Designed
on the water.
to complement this written guide, the
CD-ROM offers a fun and interactive look
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