Wear It Australia is pleased to support this petition in view that the “child” will one day have the right to obtain a boating license and then have the responsibility of a skipper in charge of other non-swimmers on board his vessel. The ability to swim is not a condition of a recreational boating license in Australia. Research data from the… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Peter Hackett
Dog Life Jackets
Don’t forget your pet’s safety when you go out on the water. We recently met “Flossie” – a seven year old Springer Spaniel – enjoying a canoeing holiday along the Great Glen Canoe Trail in the Scottish Highlands with her Mum Fiona. The Great Glen Canoe Trail stretches 95km from Inverness to Fort William along… Continue Reading
Choosing A Personal Flotation Device (PFD LifeJacket)
A personal flotation device (PFD) provides buoyancy to help you to float with your head above the water. There are three different Australian Standards for PFDS according to the level of protection afforded to the wearer. A brief description of each type is set out below to help you select the type which is suitable… Continue Reading
Lifejacket Safety Check for Tightness of the Auto-Inflate Cartridge
IMPORTANT: Lifejacket Safety Check for Tightness of the Auto-Inflate Cartridge. Wear It Australia has become aware of an issue with automatic inflating lifejackets that have the UML branded cartridge with a replace by 08-2014 date stamp. Continue Reading
Tommy Jacobson, SUP Starts An Amazing Journey
On May 19, Tommy Jacobson, aged 19 years old from Murrumbateman in NSW, starts an amazing adventure travelling over 6000 kilometres on a stand up paddle board (SUP). His goal is to paddle the entire length of Australia’s four longest rivers – the Murray, Murrumbidgee, Darling and Lachlan. Continue Reading
Courtney Mae Simon not to be just another statistic
On June 11, 2011, a mother’s worst nightmare unfolded when 14 year old Courtney Mae Simon went missing on Lake Macquarie – Australia’s largest coastal salt-water lake and twice the size of Sydney Harbour. Courtney had set off at around 2pm in a four-metre tinnie with two friends, heading for one of the islands on… Continue Reading
Lifejacket Attached To Sinking Boat Saves Fisherman
The submerged vessel with the fishermen’s makeshift lifejacket signal flag. An offshore training exercise for New South Wales Marine Rescue Shellharbour turned into a quick-response rescue operation when the crew of a sinking boat made a Mayday call on Saturday morning. The half-cabin boat with two fishermen on board had begun taking on water in… Continue Reading
Serious implications for all commercial fishing operations.
In the late hours of a Sunday night three men were fishing in the waters off of Stansbury in a small, unsurveyed commercial net boat. They were anchored on a sandbar and had set a mesh net targeting shark. At about 8pm they began to retrieve the net. They were using an unapproved large net… Continue Reading
Lifejacket and Whistle saves rock fisherman’s life
Water Police, supported by the Police Helicopter, Ambulance Helicopter, Police Rescue & Local Patrols from Rose Bay in New South Wales were successful in finding another missing rock fisherman. Fortunately a local resident heard the sound of a whistle coming from the sea who then called emergency services. The whistle was attached to the lifejacket. Continue Reading
Alpine lakes lifejacket message not getting through
New South Wales Roads and Maritime Services has launched a campaign to educate boaters in alpine or high country waters of when they need to wear a lifejacket. Maritime Acting Manager Boating Safety and Regional Operations Craig Whitmore said since 1 November 2010, strengthened lifejacket laws in NSW have required lifejackets to be worn more… Continue Reading
