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Beach Safety for Visitors to Australian Beaches
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www.beachsafe.org.auAlways swim between the red and yellow flags
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Surf Beach
Lifeguards on dutywhen red
and yellow flags are displayed.
Please swim between the flags.
WARNING
Strong Currents
ShallowWater
Rough Surf
Submerged Rocks
Sunnyhill Shire
LYB121
NOALCOHOL
NO FIRES
NO LITTERING
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Read the safety signs
LIFEGUARD
3
Aska lifeguard for safetyadvice
SURFCRAFT
PROHIBITED
HELP!
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If youneedhelp, stay calmandattractattention
4
Swimwitha friend
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CURRENT
CURRENT
RIP CURRENT
ESCAPE
ESCAPE
YOU CAN SURVIVE A
BY KNOWING YOUR OPTIONS
How to spot a rip:
Common rip currents canbe identifiedby the following:
• Darker (deeper)water
• A calmarea in the surf zone,withwavesbreaking
either side
• Discoloured, foamyor sandywater runningaway
from the shoreline
• Rip currentsarevery commonaround rocks,
headlands, rivermouthsorpiers.
You can survive a
RIP CURRENT
by knowing your options
Waves
Flags and Signs
Marine Stingers
Plungingordumpingwaves
break suddenlyand canpush swimmers
to thebottomwithgreat force, causing
injury.Never tryandbodysurfona
dumpingwave!
Spillingwaves
usuallyhave less force
andare the safest forbody surfing.They
areusually found in shelteredbaysor
near sandbanks.
Surgingwaves
mayneveractually
breakas theyapproach thewater’s
edge,as thewaterbelow them is
verydeep.Thesewaves canknock
swimmersoveranddrag themback
intodeeperwater.
Bluebottles
Jimble
Hair Jellyfish
Blubber Jellyfish
AustraliaWide
Irukandji
(only2cm
diameter)
NorthAustralia
(andMorbakka)
Box Jellyfish
NorthAustralia
1.
Donot rub
2.
Washoffwith
seawater (not
freshwater)
3.
Apply ice forpain
1.
Call forambulance
2.
Emergency care
(CPR ifneeded)
3.
Pour vinegaronto
the sting
4.
Seekmedicalaid.*
1.
Call forambulance
2.
Emergency care
(CPR ifneeded)
3.
Pour vinegaronto
the sting
4.
Seekmedicalaid.*
Plungingor
dumpingwaves
Always swim
between the red
andyellowflags
Lifesaversand Lifeguardsuse signs to
letyouknowabouthazardsordangers
at thebeach.Always readandobey
the safety signs,and if indoubtaska
lifesaveror lifeguard foradvice.
Marine
stingers
No swimming No surf craft Nobodyboard
riding
Warning swimmingnotadvised
Unpatrolledareawarning sign
High surf Bluebottles Sharks
Spillingwaves
Surgingwaves
MARINE
STINGERS
Sharks
High sur
Unpatrolled area
warning sign
Bluebottles
Marine stingrs
Warning swimming not advised
Sharks
High surf
Bluebottles
Marine stingers
Warning swimming not advised
Sharks
High surf
Unpatrolled area
warning sign
Bluebottles
Marine stingers
Warning swimming not advised
Sharks
Hig surf
Unpatrolled area
warning sign
Bluebottles
Marine stingers
Warning swim ing not advised
Sharks
High surf
No swimming
Unpatrolled area
warning sign
No
surf craft
No body
board riding
Bluebottles
Marine stingers
Warning swimming not advised
Sharks
High surf
No swimming
Unpatrolled are
warning sign
No
surf caft
No bdy
board iing
Bluebottles
Marine stingers
Warning swimming ot advised
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