Beach and Water Safety - Keep your Family SAFE
Learn the code:
SPOT Spot the dangers
ADVCE Follow safety signs and advice
FRIEND Always go with friend or family
EMERGENCY Shout for help and call 999
- Make sure the water is not too shallow or too deep
- Never jump off cliffs into the water
- Take care in the sun - it can take you as little as an hour to burn
- Don't ignore the danger signs
- Never swim when a red flag is flying
- Don't swim near pipes and rocks
- Beware of currents - they can carry you out to sea
- Alcohol limits your ability to swim
- Don't use inflatables in the sea if it's windy
- Red and yellow flags mean lifeguards and supervised swimming
- Listen to what the lifeguard tells you
- Keep an eye on children. Don't let them wander off
