Water Safety Advice & Lifejacket Offer
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:58 pm
Wes, Sandman. This is an excellent Sticky.
There is more information out there from the RNLI and the The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)
The RNLI have a Sea Safety web site which is also very informative.
http://www.rnliseasafety.org.uk/resources/leisure
The section on fishing is currently being updated but the rest of the site has some very useful information. You can download free publications and order printed publications, most of which are free. There is also a sea safety interactive CD ROM (free) which can be ordered. They even have a publication on treating weaverfish and jellyfish stings.
The items are free but perhaps readers could make a donation to the RNLI through the appropriate channels e.g. the little lifeboat boxes in shops or support one of the RNLI fund-raising activities.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) also have a range of very useful publications for sea anglers:
http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/safety_gui ... nglers.pdf
https://mcanet.mcga.gov.uk/public/c4/se ... safety.htm
https://mcanet.mcga.gov.uk/public/c4/seasmart/tides.htm
https://mcanet.mcga.gov.uk/public/c4/se ... chinfo.htm
Shetland Coastguard is promoting a marine safety campaign, covering Scotland and Northern Ireland, aimed at all sea anglers. This initiative has been developed after recent fatal incidents involving small Sea Angling Boats in the SCOTNI area.
http://www.shetlandcoastguard.co.uk/anglingsafety.htm
http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-safet ... n/sasi.htm
http://www.shetlandcoastguard.co.uk/pub ... afloat.pdf
Hope the links are helpful. I would urge forum members to browse them: the information could save your's or a fishing friend's life some day.
Regards,
EL
There is more information out there from the RNLI and the The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)
The RNLI have a Sea Safety web site which is also very informative.
http://www.rnliseasafety.org.uk/resources/leisure
The section on fishing is currently being updated but the rest of the site has some very useful information. You can download free publications and order printed publications, most of which are free. There is also a sea safety interactive CD ROM (free) which can be ordered. They even have a publication on treating weaverfish and jellyfish stings.
The items are free but perhaps readers could make a donation to the RNLI through the appropriate channels e.g. the little lifeboat boxes in shops or support one of the RNLI fund-raising activities.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) also have a range of very useful publications for sea anglers:
http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/safety_gui ... nglers.pdf
https://mcanet.mcga.gov.uk/public/c4/se ... safety.htm
https://mcanet.mcga.gov.uk/public/c4/seasmart/tides.htm
https://mcanet.mcga.gov.uk/public/c4/se ... chinfo.htm
Shetland Coastguard is promoting a marine safety campaign, covering Scotland and Northern Ireland, aimed at all sea anglers. This initiative has been developed after recent fatal incidents involving small Sea Angling Boats in the SCOTNI area.
http://www.shetlandcoastguard.co.uk/anglingsafety.htm
http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-safet ... n/sasi.htm
http://www.shetlandcoastguard.co.uk/pub ... afloat.pdf
Hope the links are helpful. I would urge forum members to browse them: the information could save your's or a fishing friend's life some day.
Regards,
EL