[Tagging] emergency=lifeguard

[Warin]

On 11/06/18 15:39, osm.tagging at thorsten.engler.id.au wrote:

> *From:*Andrew Harvey <andrew.harvey4 at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, 11 June 2018 15:31
> *To:* Tag discussion, strategy and related tools 
> <tagging at openstreetmap.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [Tagging] emergency=lifeguard
>
> > Also, water_rescue_station is probably identical to lifeguard_base
>
> Agree based on the description given at 
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:emergency%3Dwater_rescue_station 
> it sounds like lifeguard_base.
>
> Just based on the tag name I thought it meant something like 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_guard. The wikipedia page seems to 
> indicate coast_guard is a common term internationally (even though 
> many of the agencies worldwide aren't known as the "Coast Guard", it 
> seems like it's common enough for emergency=coast_guard.
>
> That was my first thought too, but then I looked at the description on 
> the wiki and it very much sounds like a life guard base and not a 
> coast guard station.
>
> I wonder if any of the current water_rescue_station's are really coast 
> guards?
>
> That’s certainly possible. If the decision is made to merge these 
> keys, they will probably all need to be manually checked.
>

Err not in the uk ... coast guard is not military.

See

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_Majesty%27s_Coastguard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_National_Lifeboat_Institution


In Australia that are volunteers that do marine rescue e.g.

http://marinerescueqld.org.au/


None of these fit in to the beach lifeguard situation.

I have no idea what the though was behind the OSM water rescue station . 
I think that is just confusing.

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