Tips on how to stay safe while on the water

Last week Whaea Tracey from swim safe came to talk to us about how to stay safe
when around the water, or on a boat this summer. First she she told us about different
types of flares. The first one was a parachute flare. This flare stays up in the air for
around about 60 minutes. The next one was called the orange cloud. As the name says,
it launches an orange cloud that hovers over the person but this flare is best used
during the day because you aren’t able to see the cloud at night. The last flare is quite
dangerous and it's called a rescue flare. This flare requires you to hold it and the flare
can get quite hot so you can get burns and it's also not waterproof. Next she talked
to us about beacons. There were two size variations but there were both called
EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon). One was a large one that you put
on the boat and there is one that's a lot smaller that you can clip onto your life jacket.
She also told us some stories about people not wearing life jackets and the difference
between a life jacket and a vest.  

I learnt heaps of new things that will come in handy if I ever am in trouble during
the summer or if I get into trouble while I’m on a boat. I will use this knowledge and
tell others so that they don’t get into trouble during the summer. Here is my DLO: