Kim Abrahams and Ally Wates are involved in two different arms of NSRI’s Survival Swimming initiative. Kim is a paid professional and gives instruction in the long course on offer, and Ally is involved with the pop-up classes that have ...
Due to a surge in fatal drownings during the middle of February, we’re once again urging members of the public to please take care in or near water and ask that caregivers and parents keep an eye on their children ...
National Sea Rescue InstituteMedia release: Immediate 15th February 2021NSRI: Drowning - the silent killer Drowning is quick and silent. It's not like you see in the movies. No yelling, no waving. Just a silent gasping for air and 20 to ...
National Sea Rescue Institute Press Release: Immediate 3rd February 2021 NSRI Media Release: Pink is for boys, our buoys, says NSRI of new lifesaving campaign With many of our beaches opening up again, those heading back to our sandy shores ...
Watching children when they are swimming is the best way to prevent a drowning. A person who is drowning is unable to call for help. Which makes it obvious that if you are not watching children while they are swimming ...
Watch a recording of a rip current workshop that Plymouth University did with NSRI, City of Cape Town professional Lifeguards, Lifesaving Cape Town and Lifesaving South Africa. ...
The Zululand Observer recently posted an article demonstrating the dangers of a sudden drop in Seabed level in response to recent drownings in Richards Bay.The depth of the water at some places, including T-jetty, is deceptive as the seabed suddenly ...
If you have an interest in South African water safety please join us for the first NSRI water safety symposium. We will bring together individuals from organisations who are active in the South African drowning prevention sector four times a ...
Water-safety instructors are excited to be back in classrooms and have managed to reach an impressive number of students, even with social-distancing regulations. But they’ve also had to adapt to a very different teaching environment, explains Drowning Prevention manager Andrew ...
What safety measures are now officially required for swimming pools?The SABS (South African Bureau of Standards) SANS 10134 states:Every private swimming pool that can hold more than 30 cm of water should be surrounded by a child-proof fence and also ...
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