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Community safety
Beach, sea and water safety : Safety Afloat
The RNLI and Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) have a wealth of information on their websites covering safety at sea and on the water.
The following external weblinks are useful :
- RNLI website : Sea safety advice (www.rnli.org.uk/what_we_do/sea_and_beach_safety/sea_safety/safety_advice/sea_safety_advice)
- RNLI website : Sea safety resources (www.rnli.org.uk/what_we_do/sea_and_beach_safety/sea_safety/resources)
- RNLI website : Download centre - including lots of fact sheets and leaflets on sea and beach safety etc (select category from the pull down list on the page) (www.rnli.org.uk/who_we_are/press_centre/download_centre)
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) website (www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga07-home.htm)
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) website : Sea smart (www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/seasmart-home.htm)
See also: Tombstoning (involves jumping or diving from a height into water) - see:
- News release 10/050
- Tombstoning on MCGA website (www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga07-home/leisurenandtheseaside/tombstoningadvice.htm)
- Tombstoning on RoSPA website (www.rospa.com/leisuresafety/adviceandinformation/watersafety/tombstoning.aspx)
The MCA used to produce a leaflet called "Safety afloat", this is no longer available.
