Safety tips for Bajans and visitors
Water safety at the beach
- Obey warning signs, notices, and safety flags.
- Always swim in the designated area.
- Never swim if red flags are visible, only swim when the yellow flags are placed on the beach.
- Always watch your child continuously, they can drown in less than a minute.
- If you see someone in difficulty tell a lifeguard!
- Be aware of being cut off by incoming tides.
- Rocks pools can be fascinating, but the rocks may be slippery and it only takes 5cm of water to drown.
- Do not get too close to the edge, extra large waves can easily catch the unwary and take them away.
- Do not use large inflatable toys on the sea, they can easily be blown or pulled out to sea.
- Ensure that you familiarise yourself with the flag warning system in place on the beach. Make sure that you know what the flags mean, especially those that may tell you when and where it is dangerous to swim.
- Be aware of local conditions; tides, winds and currents can make even the safest beach hazardous. Also, please ensure that you are aware of any 'zoned' areas that are marked out for water sports.
Be Safe in and around the pool
As you will probably spend a lot of your holiday around the swimming pool or on the beach, please follow our tips above and below to help ensure that your time in and around the water goes swimmingly!
- Take a few minutes with your family to familiarise yourselves with the pool in your hotel or apartments at the beginning of your holiday.
- Not all swimming pools are not designed the same way, may have unusual features so ensure that you check the layout and the depth of the pool before you or your family get in.
- It is unlikely that the pool will have a lifeguard, so please check your pool information board and observe the pool rules.
- Children must be supervised at all times in and around the pool.
- Most hotel or apartment swimming pools are not suitable for safe poolside diving. Please observe any 'No Diving' signs. Never be tempted to jump or dive from bridges, rocks or other features around the pool.
- Familiarise yourself with what you should do in the event of an emergency and make sure that you know what hours the pool is in operation.
- If the evening entertainment in your hotel is near the swimming pool, please be extra vigilant with children and never swim at night.
