SAFETY INFORMATION

HOW TO CROSS A BAR SAFELY

There is a certain amount of knowledge and experience necessary to gain confidence. Experience only comes from, well, experience and in a situation with inherent dangers the only way to gain it is sensibly.

Growing up swimming in the surf, which so many Australian's do, ingrains a considerable amount of fundamental understanding about bar crossings.

To minimise the high cost of litigation and increase your confidence in crossing bars, we recommend that you take courses or do a familiarisation day on any bar you intend to cross.

We also recommend the Sunshine Coast Australian Boating College 60-minute video "How to Cross a Bar Safely". Warren Steptoe states; "It's simply the best bar crossing instructional video I have ever come across."

Order "How to Cross Coastal Bars Safely" Training Video Available from : The Australian Boating College PO Box 106 Mapleton, Qld 4560 Phone: (07) 5476 2573 or order online