[talk-au] Lifeguards & "Swim Between the Flags"

[Adam Horan]

Flag position will vary daily based on weather conditions, tides, rips,
proximity to the toilets, other stuff?

I think you'd just need to mark the whole beach.

Adam

On Wed, 20 Oct 2021 at 15:04, Graeme Fitzpatrick <graemefitz1 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks everybody!
>
> In response to a couple of points ...
>
> No, I'm not trying to mark that the lifeguards are "in this spot", I just
> thought that some way of indicating where on the beach (i.e the flags) they
> would be would be good.
>
> & yes, we're all taught to swim between the flags, but is that standard
> teaching everywhere?
>
> Thanks
>
> Graeme
>
>
> On Wed, 20 Oct 2021 at 12:26, Simon Slater <pyevet at iinet.net.au> wrote:
>
>> On Wednesday, 20 October 2021 9:54:22 AM AEDT Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote:
>> > A little while back, I put the emergency=lifeguard proposal through,
>> > together with lifeguard=yes to describe those times when there is a
>> > lifeguard/s on the beach, but they may not be in a fixed location.
>> >
>> <snip>
>> > Or do we just not worry about it, & work on the idea that =yes is
>> > sufficient?
>> >
>> When I were a lad, we were taught to always look for the flags when going
>> to
>> any beach to swim, teaching personal responsibility and obey the flags
>> because
>> the lifesavers know that beach better.  Therefore, actual flag positions
>> need
>> to be known as variable.
>>
>> However, tagging a beach that does have a SLSC is good because those
>> unfamiliar with the area, tourists say, or families with young children,
>> can
>> then preferentially choose such beaches.  Similarly, the more
>> adventurous, or
>> those desiring solitude, can preferentially choose alternate locations.
>>
>> --
>> Regards
>> Simon Slater
>>
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