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Keeping safe at the coast

Our five key safety messages are:

  • Get trained
  • Check the weather and tides
  • Wear a lifejacket
  • Avoid Alcohol
  • Keep in touch

Safety advice on lifeguards and safety flags, water sports and coastal activities  has now been moved to Direct Gov.

Visit our kids' activity zone.

Information on discovering the coast and protecting the coastal environment (scroll down the page) can also be found on DirectGov.

Read about our Recreational Safety Strategy and view our 2010 Diving Report and our 2010 Canoe and Kayak Incident Report.

Read more information on our tombstoning , lifejacket and "Don't drink and drown" campaigns.