SURF SENSEYEAR 5-6 CURRICULUM SPECIFIC

HEALTH amp PE ENGLISH MATHEMATICS SOCIAL STUDIES

Funding Partner

CURRICULUM SPECIFICS

SURF SENSE YEAR 5-6

HEALTH amp PE ndash LEVEL 3SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students will ndash

ndash Identify a Surf Lifeguard

ndash Describe the Surf Lifeguardrsquos role in rescuing people

ndash Recognise a rip

ndash Display an understanding of the second five messages of surf safety

ENGLISH ndash LEVEL 3VIEWING AND PRESENTINGFunctions

ndash Viewing and Presenting

Processes

ndash Exploring language Thinking critically Processing Information

WRITTEN LANGUAGEFunction

ndash Writing

ndash Transactional writing

Processes

ndash Thinking critically processing information

ORAL LANGUAGEFunctions

ndash Listening and speaking

ndash Interpersonal listening and speaking

Processes

ndash Thinking critically processing information

SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students will ndash

ndash Use verbal and visual features to communicate how to keep safe at the beach

ndash Explain record and present rules to keep safe at the beach

ndash Write a job description for a surf life guard explaining their role at the beach

ndash Listen to and interact with others sharing relevant ideas about keeping safe at the beach

MATHEMATICSSTATISTICAL INVESTIGATIONS INTERPRETING STATISTICAL REPORTS

SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students will ndash

ndash Display surf rescue data in graphic form

ndash Use their own language to talk about what the data shows

ndash Identify some trends in beach safety from surf rescue data

SOCIAL STUDIESSOCIAL ORGANISATION

SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students will ndash

Describe the role and function of Surf Lifeguards in our society

2

LESSON SPECIFICS

SURF SENSE YEAR 5-6

LESSON 1PRE ASSESSMENTRevise five rules from year 3 ndash 4 and to find out what students already know Refer back to Level 2 ndash 3 [link to activities from level 2- 3 if required] if students have no understanding of basic rules

ndash Swim between the flags

ndash Have an adult watch over you

ndash Listen to the advice from Surf Lifeguards

ndash Never surf or swim alone

ndash If in doubt stay out

LESSON 2STARTER ACTIVITY

BEACH AWARENESS

Put students into small groups Give them images with associated questions to discuss and to record their answers They are to report back to the class Point out that students have a lot of knowledge already and this activity is to find out what they already know about beach safety ndash any questions they canrsquot answer or are not sure about is part of lsquowhat we need to learnrsquo in the unit

ndash Flags [APPENDIX 2]

- Who places the flags

- How do they choose where to put them

- What do the flags mean

ndash Body board and fins [APPENDIX 16]

- Describe how to use a body board safely

- How deep should you go out into the water to catch a wave

- Why should you use fins when body boarding

ndash Surf Lifeguard [APPENDIX 17]

- How can you recognise a Surf Lifeguard

- What is their role

- Why should you listen to what they tell you

- How do you let them know if you need help

ndash Beach image with a rip [APPENDIX 18]

- Whereabouts is it safe to swim on this beach

- What is a rip

- Why should you beware of a rip

Setting Learning Intentions and Success Criteria

ndash What we already know ndash summarize what students know from pre-assessment tasks

ndash Explain there are some new things we need to learn eg 5 more beach safety rules that we must know tokeep safe role of a lifeguard what a rip is

ndash Ask what students want to find out about keeping safe at the beach and make a class brainstorm

ndash Set learning intentions and success criteria together

ndash Question

- How will we find out ndash ask an expert use the library search the internet etc

- How will we know when we have learned ndash set up some form of assessment with students eg We will be able to explain 5 rules of beach safety We will be able to identify a rip from a picture

NOTE

This information needs to be displayed and referred to throughout the unit Display the images questions and answers on the wall display headed ldquoWhat we know about beach safetyrdquo

LESSON 3ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A SURF LIFEGUARDRead Junior Journal Story Beach Watch

[Learning Media item 23676 Surf lifesaving clubs and beach patrols are a vital part of the New Zealand summer lifestyle In this book Sarsha a newcomer to surf lifesaving is introduced to the activities involved in her local club The book includes information about water safety Reading age 7-9 The Maori version of this story is lsquoTutei Tiro Moanarsquo (item 23741) in the Kawenga Korero series 0 478 23676 X (ISBN)]

Discuss Role and Responsibilities of Surf Lifeguard

Focus questions

ndash How can we recognise a Surf Lifeguard

ndash What do they do

ndash What are their responsibilities

ndash What special equipment do they have

ndash What is itrsquos purpose

NOTE

If students have questions which canrsquot be answered from the story ndash look back to list from setting learning intentions and success criteria

ndash How can we find out information one may be ask an expert ndash at this stage students either write an email to your nearest surf life saving club [link to surf life saving clubs nationwide here] or invite in an expert or organise visit to your local Surf Life Saving Club

3

CURRICULUM SPECIFICS

SURF SENSE YEAR 5-6

HEALTH amp PE ndash LEVEL 3SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students will ndash

ndash Identify a Surf Lifeguard

ndash Describe the Surf Lifeguardrsquos role in rescuing people

ndash Recognise a rip

ndash Display an understanding of the second five messages of surf safety

ENGLISH ndash LEVEL 3VIEWING AND PRESENTINGFunctions

ndash Viewing and Presenting

Processes

ndash Exploring language Thinking critically Processing Information

WRITTEN LANGUAGEFunction

ndash Writing

ndash Transactional writing

Processes

ndash Thinking critically processing information

ORAL LANGUAGEFunctions

ndash Listening and speaking

ndash Interpersonal listening and speaking

Processes

ndash Thinking critically processing information

SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students will ndash

ndash Use verbal and visual features to communicate how to keep safe at the beach

ndash Explain record and present rules to keep safe at the beach

ndash Write a job description for a surf life guard explaining their role at the beach

ndash Listen to and interact with others sharing relevant ideas about keeping safe at the beach

MATHEMATICSSTATISTICAL INVESTIGATIONS INTERPRETING STATISTICAL REPORTS

SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students will ndash

ndash Display surf rescue data in graphic form

ndash Use their own language to talk about what the data shows

ndash Identify some trends in beach safety from surf rescue data

SOCIAL STUDIESSOCIAL ORGANISATION

SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students will ndash

Describe the role and function of Surf Lifeguards in our society

2

LESSON SPECIFICS

SURF SENSE YEAR 5-6

LESSON 1PRE ASSESSMENTRevise five rules from year 3 ndash 4 and to find out what students already know Refer back to Level 2 ndash 3 [link to activities from level 2- 3 if required] if students have no understanding of basic rules

ndash Swim between the flags

ndash Have an adult watch over you

ndash Listen to the advice from Surf Lifeguards

ndash Never surf or swim alone

ndash If in doubt stay out

LESSON 2STARTER ACTIVITY

BEACH AWARENESS

Put students into small groups Give them images with associated questions to discuss and to record their answers They are to report back to the class Point out that students have a lot of knowledge already and this activity is to find out what they already know about beach safety ndash any questions they canrsquot answer or are not sure about is part of lsquowhat we need to learnrsquo in the unit

ndash Flags [APPENDIX 2]

- Who places the flags

- How do they choose where to put them

- What do the flags mean

ndash Body board and fins [APPENDIX 16]

- Describe how to use a body board safely

- How deep should you go out into the water to catch a wave

- Why should you use fins when body boarding

ndash Surf Lifeguard [APPENDIX 17]

- How can you recognise a Surf Lifeguard

- What is their role

- Why should you listen to what they tell you

- How do you let them know if you need help

ndash Beach image with a rip [APPENDIX 18]

- Whereabouts is it safe to swim on this beach

- What is a rip

- Why should you beware of a rip

Setting Learning Intentions and Success Criteria

ndash What we already know ndash summarize what students know from pre-assessment tasks

ndash Explain there are some new things we need to learn eg 5 more beach safety rules that we must know tokeep safe role of a lifeguard what a rip is

ndash Ask what students want to find out about keeping safe at the beach and make a class brainstorm

ndash Set learning intentions and success criteria together

ndash Question

- How will we find out ndash ask an expert use the library search the internet etc

- How will we know when we have learned ndash set up some form of assessment with students eg We will be able to explain 5 rules of beach safety We will be able to identify a rip from a picture

NOTE

This information needs to be displayed and referred to throughout the unit Display the images questions and answers on the wall display headed ldquoWhat we know about beach safetyrdquo

LESSON 3ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A SURF LIFEGUARDRead Junior Journal Story Beach Watch

[Learning Media item 23676 Surf lifesaving clubs and beach patrols are a vital part of the New Zealand summer lifestyle In this book Sarsha a newcomer to surf lifesaving is introduced to the activities involved in her local club The book includes information about water safety Reading age 7-9 The Maori version of this story is lsquoTutei Tiro Moanarsquo (item 23741) in the Kawenga Korero series 0 478 23676 X (ISBN)]

Discuss Role and Responsibilities of Surf Lifeguard

Focus questions

ndash How can we recognise a Surf Lifeguard

ndash What do they do

ndash What are their responsibilities

ndash What special equipment do they have

ndash What is itrsquos purpose

NOTE

If students have questions which canrsquot be answered from the story ndash look back to list from setting learning intentions and success criteria

ndash How can we find out information one may be ask an expert ndash at this stage students either write an email to your nearest surf life saving club [link to surf life saving clubs nationwide here] or invite in an expert or organise visit to your local Surf Life Saving Club

3

LESSON SPECIFICS

SURF SENSE YEAR 5-6

LESSON 1PRE ASSESSMENTRevise five rules from year 3 ndash 4 and to find out what students already know Refer back to Level 2 ndash 3 [link to activities from level 2- 3 if required] if students have no understanding of basic rules

ndash Swim between the flags

ndash Have an adult watch over you

ndash Listen to the advice from Surf Lifeguards

ndash Never surf or swim alone

ndash If in doubt stay out

LESSON 2STARTER ACTIVITY

BEACH AWARENESS

Put students into small groups Give them images with associated questions to discuss and to record their answers They are to report back to the class Point out that students have a lot of knowledge already and this activity is to find out what they already know about beach safety ndash any questions they canrsquot answer or are not sure about is part of lsquowhat we need to learnrsquo in the unit

ndash Flags [APPENDIX 2]

- Who places the flags

- How do they choose where to put them

- What do the flags mean

ndash Body board and fins [APPENDIX 16]

- Describe how to use a body board safely

- How deep should you go out into the water to catch a wave

- Why should you use fins when body boarding

ndash Surf Lifeguard [APPENDIX 17]

- How can you recognise a Surf Lifeguard

- What is their role

- Why should you listen to what they tell you

- How do you let them know if you need help

ndash Beach image with a rip [APPENDIX 18]

- Whereabouts is it safe to swim on this beach

- What is a rip

- Why should you beware of a rip

Setting Learning Intentions and Success Criteria

ndash What we already know ndash summarize what students know from pre-assessment tasks

ndash Explain there are some new things we need to learn eg 5 more beach safety rules that we must know tokeep safe role of a lifeguard what a rip is

ndash Ask what students want to find out about keeping safe at the beach and make a class brainstorm

ndash Set learning intentions and success criteria together

ndash Question

- How will we find out ndash ask an expert use the library search the internet etc

- How will we know when we have learned ndash set up some form of assessment with students eg We will be able to explain 5 rules of beach safety We will be able to identify a rip from a picture

NOTE

This information needs to be displayed and referred to throughout the unit Display the images questions and answers on the wall display headed ldquoWhat we know about beach safetyrdquo

LESSON 3ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A SURF LIFEGUARDRead Junior Journal Story Beach Watch

[Learning Media item 23676 Surf lifesaving clubs and beach patrols are a vital part of the New Zealand summer lifestyle In this book Sarsha a newcomer to surf lifesaving is introduced to the activities involved in her local club The book includes information about water safety Reading age 7-9 The Maori version of this story is lsquoTutei Tiro Moanarsquo (item 23741) in the Kawenga Korero series 0 478 23676 X (ISBN)]

Discuss Role and Responsibilities of Surf Lifeguard

Focus questions

ndash How can we recognise a Surf Lifeguard

ndash What do they do

ndash What are their responsibilities

ndash What special equipment do they have

ndash What is itrsquos purpose

NOTE

If students have questions which canrsquot be answered from the story ndash look back to list from setting learning intentions and success criteria

ndash How can we find out information one may be ask an expert ndash at this stage students either write an email to your nearest surf life saving club [link to surf life saving clubs nationwide here] or invite in an expert or organise visit to your local Surf Life Saving Club

3

LESSON SPECIFICS

SURF SENSE YEAR 5-6

FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY

Create a large poster of Surf Lifeguard ndash students to draw person in correct uniform with all equipment they use Publish captions with the equipment with its purpose and statements about what a surf life guard does

Or

Introduce web beach game link here

LESSON 4ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A SURF LIFEGUARDRead lsquoThe Role of the Surf Lifeguardrsquo [APPENDIX 19]

Focus questions

ndash Why are Surf Lifeguards so important in New Zealand beach safety

ndash What 4 things do they do to prevent death from drowning

Discuss the meaning of

Preventative Action Definition = Identifying a potentially dangerous situation very early on and taking the necessary action to prevent the situation developing into a real emergency

Rescue Definition = Where a people require assistance to return to shore (or place of safety) and whom without assistance would have suffered distress or injury or drowned

First Aid Any incident where a victim is administered some form of First Aid treatment

Search Definition = Any organised search for a missing person (or group of people) at sea or on land

FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES

ndash Graphing data

ndash Patrolling Activities Document [APPENDIX 20]

Graph the

ndash Preventative actions

ndash Rescues

ndash Searches

carried out at the beach nearest where you live

ndash Annual Patrol Stats [APPENDIX 21]

Graph the following information

ndash Which season had the most rescues

ndash Which season had the most preventative actions

ndash Make 2 statements about the trends you can see occurring

Extension activity Students to write a newspaper article on beach safety They will need to research why accidents occur and use the statistical data they have gathered on NZ surf rescues

LESSON 5LISTEN TO ADVICE FROM SURF LIFEGUARDS

TEACHING POINTS

ndash Surf Lifeguards are trained to recognize dangers at all beaches they know their beach extremely well They know the safest place to swim and swim regularly to get a feel for the currents

ndash Rule 1 Listen to advice from Surf Lifeguards

Class brainstorm A list of dangers at the beach

Ensure students include

Rips holes rocks the water suddenly gets deep etc

FOCUS QUESTIONS CLASS DISCUSSION

ndash Who is the expert at the beach Why ndash Ensure students realise that Surf Lifeguards are at some beaches over summer and have special training Refer back to lesson 4 to refresh studentsrsquo memory

ndash Why do you think it is important to listen to advice from Surf Lifeguards

Read Surf rescues fall as public gets message [APPENDIX 22]

Link here

Students to identify the unsafe choices made by the public and give some sensible advice from a lifeguard eg The man in Mt Maunganui who tied his dog to a sign warning of a rip and went in for a swim [have a cartoon to this ndash class together write the manrsquos comment ldquoIrsquom only going in for a little whilerdquo and some advice from a lifeguard eg ldquoSwim between the flags because this is a rip you will get dragged out to seardquo

FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY

Students to create a poster of a lifeguard giving some good advice in a speech bubble about beach safety Ensure the lifeguard is dressed correctly see image

4

LESSON SPECIFICS

SURF SENSE YEAR 5-6

LESSON 6ALWAYS USE CORRECT AND SAFE EQUIPMENT

TEACHING POINTS

ndash Inflatables are not recommended as they blow away with you on them plus dangerous when they fold in half with force of wave

ndash Body boards = use finsflippers to propel yourself along and a leash to keep you attached to the thing

ndash Rule 2 Always use correct and safe equipment

Put students into pairs or small groups

Students are to identify

a) Three pieces of essential surf safety equipment and why these are important

b) Create a body board safety poster that includes information on whereabouts to boogie board what to wear what equipment is required

LESSON 7BE AWARE OF RIPS AND CURRENTS

TEACHING POINTS

ndash What is a rip Definition = A rip is a body of water moving out to sea

ndash How to identify a rip

1 Calm patches in the surf with waves breaking each side

2 Rippled or criss-crossed water

3 Discoloured water

4 Foamy water

5 Adjacent sand bars

ndash What to do if caught in a rip

1 Donrsquot Panic

2 Raise your hand to alert Surf Lifeguards

3 Swim to the side ndash donrsquot swim against it

ndash Rule 3 Be aware of rips and currents

CLASS ACTIVITY

Read the following article aloud to students ndash Vicious rip claims surf seasons first life [APPENDIX 23]

Link here

They are to listen for

ndash The dangers of being caught in a rip

ndash What you should do if you are caught in a rip

ndash An explanation of what a rip is

Record their answers under each of the three headings

Display the rip poster [APPENDIX 24]

Discuss the definition of a rip and what to do if caught in a rip Look at

ndash Where the rip ishow to recognise

ndash Where the flags are on the beach ndash why has the Surf Lifeguard put them where they are

ndash How do you escape from a rip

FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY

ndash Complete activity lsquoKnow Your Surf Hazardsrsquo [APPENDIX 25]

LESSON 8CONSIDER OTHER SURF USERS

TEACHING POINTS

ndash Be considerate when catching waves sometimes there are lots of people in the water between the flags including small children

ndash Keep hard surfboards with sharp fins out of the flagged area Body boards are ok as they are soft

ndash ldquoWhere does an 8 year old who is learning to surf on a hard surfboard go in the waterrdquo Answer = just outside the flags or ask the Surf Lifeguard

ndash Rule 4 Consider other surf users

FOCUS QUESTIONS TO DISCUSS WITH CLASS

ndash Who has swum at the beach between the flags when it is crowded What are the problems you have had What can you do to solve them

NOTE

Encourage students to talk about being bumped into by other boogie boarders or crashing themselves and what they can do to prevent this problem

ndash Have a surfboard on display or images of one showing the fin ndash Why do you think surfers should stay outside of the flagged area

ndash Where should young people learning to surf go in the water

FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY

Download the beach scene image [APPENDIX 26] Students to cut out of magazines people at the beach doing different activities and glue into the correct places on the picture

Or

Design a surfboard and write some instructions of where to use it safely Link here

5

LESSON SPECIFICS

SURF SENSE YEAR 5-6

LESSON 9DONrsquoT SWIM OR SURF WHEN TIRED OR COLD

TEACHING POINTS

ndash As you get tired senses get dulled so may be unaware that you have drifted out of the flags or too deep

ndash Wear a wetsuit ndash clothing wonrsquot keep you warm it will weigh you down

ndash Rule 5 Donrsquot swim or surf when tired or cold

CLASS ACTIVITY

Get students to bring

ndash Old jeans and a tee shirt

ndash Togs

1 Put students into groups

2 Time students completing a 50 metre run or crawl while they are dry

3 Wet (soak) students in clothes

4 Re-time over same course

5 Students to graph their results

Discuss results and reasons for these as a class Ensure students also note how much warmer it is with a wetsuit and the advantage of this as well

LESSON 10SIGNSDisplay the signs and flags students need to recognise [APPENDIX 27]

Group the signs into the three categories

ndash Prohibition

ndash Warning

ndash Information

Note the shape and colour of each category

FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES

Students to

ndash Create a sign to show how to signal for Surf Lifeguards help

ndash Use the computer to design a series of bumper stickers to display how to keep safe on the beach These are easily designed using Publisher or Photoshop

LESSON 11SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES

ndash Your nearest surf club needs a new surf Lifeguard Write a job description for a surf Lifeguard to work at the beach nearest you Include

1 What a Surf Lifeguard does

2 What qualifications they need

3 What equipment they need to use

4 How they help the public

ndash Your local Surf Life Saving Club needs a new PowerPoint display to show to students about keeping safe on the beach this summer Your task

6

PATROL FLAG ndash SWIM BETWEEN THE RED amp YELLOW FLAGS

APPENDIX 2

APPENDIX 2PATROL FLAG ndash SWIM BETWEEN THE RED amp YELLOW FLAGS

7

A

B

C

D

E

SURF SAFETY ndash USE THE FIVE CARTOONS AND PUT IN THE CORRECT SURF SAFETY RULE YOU HAVE LEARNT

APPENDIX 15

8

BODY BOARDER ndash BEACH AWARENESS

APPENDIX 16

9

A SURF LIFEGUARD ndash WHAT A SURF LIFEGUARD ON THE BEACH WOULD BE WEARING

APPENDIX 17

10

PIHA RIP ndash THE CALM SPOT ON THIS SURF BEACH IS A RIP

APPENDIX 18

APPENDIX 18PIHA RIP ndash THE CALM SPOT ON THIS SURF BEACH IS A RIP

11

ROLE OF THE SURF LIFEGUARD ndash ADAPTED FROM SURF LIFE SAVING BAY OF PLENTY

APPENDIX 19

DROWNING IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH IN NEW ZEALAND FROM AGES 1 TO 34 ndash (NHIS MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORTALITY AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA 1994-1998)

Surf Lifeguards strive to prevent death by drowning by proactive patrolling techniques which include lsquopreventative actionsrsquo (preventing a potential life threatening situation) and saving lives through rescues

As well as Rescues and Preventative Actions Lifeguards are also called upon for medical emergencies first aids search and rescue operations and after hour call outs that occur in their area

All Surf Lifesaving Clubs provide surf patrols on their beaches The patrol is coordinated by the Patrol Captain who is responsible for the coordination of ensuring the safety of beach goers

Unlike untrained citizens who bravely or impulsively respond to an unexpected emergency Lifeguards are specially prepared to prevent anticipate and respond to emergencies in and around the aquatic environment Most Lifeguards will perform countless lifesaving acts with little recognition It is after all the basic job of a Lifeguard to help to ensure that those who visit New Zealand beaches return home alive and uninjured Not all accidents can be prevented but well trained Lifeguards rescue hundreds of people from drowning each year and perform many times that number of preventative actions to intervene before emergencies develop

Red and Yellow Flags indicate the safe swimming areas that are patrolled by Lifeguards This area has been assessed by Lifeguards as the safest area for you to swim Lifeguards may monitor the beach from a Surveillance Tower or by roving patrols on foot by BP IRB (Inflatable Rescue Boat) or Mobile All Terrain Vehicle Surf Lifeguards will continually monitor the beach to assess its continued safety throughout the day however the priority of Lifeguarding resources is maintained for the lsquoFlagged Arearsquo and may use whistles or directions to ask you to move into a safer position or cease an activity that may be dangerous These requests are given in the interests of your safety Please assist by complying with all requests made while you are at the beach

12

PATROLLING ACTIVITIES ndash SURF LIFE SAVING STATISTICS

AnnualReport Rescues

PreventiveActions First Aids Searches Call outs

HoursPatrolled

1st 1932 - 1933 352nd 1933 - 1934 823rd 1934 - 1935 1564th 1935 - 1936 1185th 1936 - 1937 216 1466th 1937 - 1938 141 1987th 1938 - 1939 156 151 686008th 1939 - 1940 237 189 654329th 1940 - 1941 168 233 6238510th 1941 - 1942 48 136 4139511th 1942 - 1943 46 134 3836712th 1943 - 1944 69 14 3932813th 1944 - 1945 84 57 3682314th 1945 - 1946 87 101 4001215th 1946 - 1947 98 105 4589716th 1947 - 1948 143 137 4600717th 1948 - 1949 222 16618th 1949 - 1950 144 Recording of 24019th 1950 - 1951 225 27820th 1951 - 1952 56 9021st 1952 - 1953 114 Not Recorded22nd 1953 - 1954 171 9223rd 1954 - 1955 161 16524th 1955 - 1956 284 46625th 1956 - 1957 325 37426th 1957 - 1958 158 20127th 1958 - 1959 224 32528th 1959 - 1960 183 27929th 1960 - 1961 142 19230th 1961 - 1962 251 44831st 1962 - 1963 232 49232nd 1963 - 1964 200 44633rd 1964 - 1965 329 51134th 1965 - 1966 348 50735th 1966 - 1967 289 50036th 1967 - 1968 413 65337th 1968 - 1969 330 60838th 1969 - 1970 526 80239th 1970 - 1971 527 94340th 1971 - 1972 383 76741st 1972 - 1973 547 2371 77742nd 1973 - 1974 417 2296 90943rd 1974 - 1975 899 4519 107444th 1975 - 1976 312 1336 60945th 1976 - 1977 517 3234 89446th 1977 - 1978 516 4250 82947th 1978 - 1979 353 2596 73548th 1979 - 1980 490 5413 85049th 1980 - 1981 723 2802 65050th 1981 - 1982 776 3339 53051st 1982 - 1983 607 1947 29752nd 1983 - 1984 714 2573 54253rd 1984 - 1985 1283 5817 49854th 1985 - 1986 983 7760 56255th 1986 - 1987 913 8849 52756th 1987 - 1988 1011 7160 51157th 1988 - 1989 1498 12265 63058th 1989 - 1990 1427 12563 663 149 6459th 1990 - 1991 1142 16204 1031 122 2560th 1991 - 1992 918 21624 1241 150 9661st 1992 - 1993 1125 15150 1013 149 3862nd 1993 - 1994 2037 47789 1137 335 Not Recorded 12355963rd 1994 - 1995 1659 42658 1427 306 Not Recorded 12728364th 1995 - 1996 1562 60974 1784 283 Not Recorded 11657665th 1996 - 1997 987 37138 885 169 Not Recorded 10156266th 1997 - 1998 1301 40977 775 79 68 12408167th 1998 - 1999 1838 60993 1354 106 147 12800768th 1999 - 2000 1097 70240 1259 109 82 15170269th 2000 - 2001 1325 113823 1674 196 157 14394070th 2001 - 2002 1926 83698 1606 476 14461571st 2002 - 2003 1847 88182 1389 323 149594

Grand Total 42279 790540 39808 2952 677 1795165Rescues Preventive

ActionsFirst Aids Searches Call outs Hours

Patrolled

In the 2001-02 season incidents could be reported as a combination of rescue andor first aid andor search Prior to the 2001-02 season an incident could only be recorded once as a rescue or first aid or search or call out

The Grand Total of rescues is calculated from the sum of the figures from the 4th Annual report forward plus 1681 the totalrescues made by clubs prior to the 1935-36 season which is stated in the 3rd annual report

Season

Recording of searches

commenced in 1989 1990

Recording of hours commenced again

1993 1994

Recording of call outs commenced in

1989 1990

Call outswere changed to a type of service in

2001 2002

APPENDIX 20

13

ANNUAL PATROL STATS ndash THE ANNUAL PATROL AND INCIDENT STATISTICS FOR THE 2003-2004 SEASON

APPENDIX 21

SURF LIFE SAVING NORTHERN REGION

Bethells Beach S L S P 2219 85 68 8 4758

Karekare S L S P 2445 47 20 15 4783

Kariaotahi L S 1810 56 36 2 5056

Mairangi Bay L S 206 5 19 4 2625

Mangawhai Heads V L S 2705 77 37 5 3876

Muriwai L S 3122 117 104 9 6277

Omaha L S 943 27 27 10 3538

Orewa S L S C 892 26 111 6 3903

Piha L S 6096 254 204 17 6069

Raglan S L S C 5061 71 60 23 4390

Red Beach S L S C 156 15 18 3 2612

Ruakaka S L S C 827 2 23 8 3352

Sunset Beach L S 1442 40 18 1 3391

United North Piha L S 2143 45 50 7 4909

Waipu Cove S L S C 1123 12 21 1 3336

Whangarei Heads S L S P 1421 19 22 3 3719

TOTAL 32611 898 838 122 66592

SURF LIFE SAVING BAY OF PLENTY

Hot Water Beach C R S 1924 5 10 4 1067

Maketu S L S C 0 0 0 0 0

Mount Maunganui L S 9136 32 87 14 4048

Omanu S L S C 3113 27 52 8 2853

Onemana Beach R S 1052 22 11 7 926

Opotiki S L S C 363 6 11 2 970

Papamoa S L S C 10010 75 50 9 3604

Pauanui S L S C 1874 19 38 4 1778

Pukehina S L S C 848 24 10 2 562

Tairua S L S C 557 6 23 0 1717

Taupo L C 2 0 1 0 64

Waihi S L S C 2673 23 28 2 2930

Whakatane S L S C 2431 3 13 3 2309

Whangamata S L S C 2224 99 83 12 5454

Whiritoa S L S C 1433 52 34 0 2023

TOTAL 37640 393 451 67 30304

SURF LIFE SAVING GISBORNE

Midway S L S C 186 9 11 2 1300

Tolaga Bay S L S C 0 0 0 0 0

Waikanae S L S C 77 3 2 1 828

Wainui S L S C 371 6 5 1 935

Gisborne R L 664 13 17 5 1779

TOTAL 1298 31 35 9 4841

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

14

ANNUAL PATROL STATS ndash THE ANNUAL PATROL AND INCIDENT STATISTICS FOR THE 2003-2004 SEASON

APPENDIX 21

SURF LIFE SAVING HAWKErsquoS BAY

935

Pacific S L S C 96 0 2 0 736

2017

1794

2525

TOTAL 2669 53 71 39 8006

SURF LIFE SAVING TARANAKI

East End S L S C 482 1 6 1 1334

1386

1680

1298

280

4419 8 26 4 3102

0 1 0 2 61

TOTAL 8981 53 86 13 9140

WESTERN DISTRICTS SURF LIFE SAVING ASSOCIATION

1014

1033

1242

1279

2214

TOTAL 5802 77 62 19 6781

SURF LIFE SAVING WELLINGTON

Maranui S L S C

Paekakariki S L

Titahi Bay S L S C 469 0 28 5 1104

TOTAL 3487 85 58 9 6047

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

SURF LIFE SAVING CANTERBURY

Kotuku S L S C

Nelson S L S C

TOTAL 2964 80 115 25 14629

SURF LIFE SAVING OTAGO

Kaka Point S L S C 429 1 4 1 1108

St Clair S L S C 1424 20 9 2 2249

St Kilda S L S C 1105 11 15 5 1995

TOTAL 4749 39 43 11 9168

GRAND TOTAL 100201 1709 1759 314 155507

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

15

NZ HERALD ndash RESCUES FALL ndash BY ROSALEEN MACBRAYNE 22012003

APPENDIX 22

SURF RESCUES FALL AS PUBLIC GETS MESSAGERescues at the nationrsquos beaches at the height of the holiday period were barely a quarter of those of the previous year records show

Surf Life Saving NZ chief executive Geoff Barry said yesterday the latest statistics showed there had been 524 rescues up until January 14 compared with last seasonrsquos 1900 Interventions before people got into difficulty were about the same as this time last year

There have been five drownings at surf beaches since Labour Weekend compared with eight for the same period last season However only two of the beaches were patrolled

The Bay of Plenty had 124 rescues so far this month 79 of them on January 1 and 2 said Mr Barry

Rescues were linked to unpredictable factors such as weather and surf conditions but lifeguards were reporting ldquoan improved public responserdquo this summer said Mr Barry

People were perhaps more safety-conscious and guards more proactive There did not appear to be any single cause for the improvement

ldquoGenerally speaking the issues are the same as usual On busy days there is still a lack of respect for swimming between the flags yet statistics show it is safer to go where the lifeguards arerdquo said Mr Barry

The hardy annuals such as body boarding without fins and going into the water with too many clothes on still keep guards on their toes a Herald survey shows

Ignoring signs and moving outside flagged areas away from the crowds are the most common mistakes

At Mt Maunganui a man tied his dog to a sign warning of a dangerous rip then dived into the tide said head lifeguard Ryan Scholes

When surf lifesavers approached him the ldquonot very strongrdquo swimmer said he was only going in for a little while and thought he would be okay

On busy beaches swimmers often drape towels over signs obscuring the warning

Surf Life Saving northern region president Tim Jago was patrolling at Muriwai when a large woman clad in bra and pants waded in at the same spot outside the flags where two people had just been rescued

When two guards swam out to see if she needed assistance 200m from shore she dog-paddled on

ldquoShe was blissfully unaware and couldnrsquot understand what was wrongrdquo said Mr Jago ldquoThen she realised how far out she was She would never have got backrdquo

It took four lifeguards to load her into an inflatable rescue boat

Less than 20 minutes later her surf-boarding teenage son had to be rescued and she gave him a lecture

ldquoIt was very bizarrerdquo Mr Jago said

At Gisbornersquos popular Wainui Beach head guard Jason Green said many more people were swimming outside the flags this summer Many big-city holidaymakers wanted to swim straight in front of the houses they were staying in

When guards explained it was safer to walk ldquoa couple of hundred metresrdquo to the patrolled areas they just said ldquoYeah yeahrdquo and carried on Mr Green said

16

NZ HERALD ndash VICIOUS RIP ndash BY PAUL YANDALL 06112001

APPENDIX 23

VICIOUS RIP CLAIMS SURF SEASONrsquoS FIRST LIFEEneasi Kama was about to hit the sand after a brief evening dip when the rip caught him

It dragged the 28-year-old Mangere man beneath the waves at Karekare Beach and pulled him out to sea

The body of the Telecom computer engineer contractor has yet to be found and he is presumed drowned

It is the first drowning of a beach swimmer since the summer surf lifesaving season started at Labour Weekend

A friend also caught in Sundayrsquos rip Tim Chavers said he and Mr Kama had arrived at the beach with Mr Kamarsquos partner Sarah Chavers only minutes earlier about 5 pm

Mr Chavers said he and Sarah his sister were from England and unused to NZ beaches but they did not see any signs warning of dangerous rips and the surf appeared light

ldquoThe waves were fine It was not rough at all so we thought wersquod just go in for a diprdquo

He and Mr Kama who was not a strong swimmer were in the water for about 10 minutes when they were caught by the rip about halfway along the beach

ldquoIt was so powerful it ripped my togs off down to my ankles and held me downrdquo said Mr Chavers

ldquoAll I remember was tumbling around underwater with sand in my facerdquo

He lost sight of Mr Kama during the struggle to shore

ldquoI was fighting for my life but I didnrsquot think I was going to make it I donrsquot know how I got out of it in the end I turned around to see where Eneasi was but I couldnrsquot see himrdquo

Mr Chavers and his sister alerted off-duty lifeguards who had just finished for the day They launched an inflatable rescue boat within minutes and were soon joined by other searchers including the WestpacTrust rescue helicopter

Lifeguard Shawn Wanden said he swam out to where Mr Kama was last seen but could not find him

ldquoI was absolutely exhausted when I got back Thatrsquos how tough the rip wasrdquo

He said there was one regular rip along the beach but Mr Kama was caught by one formed by the outgoing tide

An aerial and shoreline search by police family and friends failed to find any trace of him and it was called off yesterday

Water Safety New Zealand spokesman Brendon Ward said the death was a reminder of how dangerous Aucklandrsquos west coast beaches were

He said it was the 11th death of a swimmer at Karekare since 1980

That compared with 29 at Piha ndash the highest in the country ndash 14 at Muriwai and six at Te Henga (Bethells Beach) giving a total of 60 swimmers drowned off the west coast since 1980

Mr Ward said that if people found themselves caught in a rip the most important thing to do was not panic

ldquoStay afloat and go with the flow When you feel the rip start to die head for the beach in the direction of the nearest breaking waves ndash that way you can surf back inrdquo

17

1

2

3

4

3

4

3

4

DANGER RIP CURRENTS

EACH YEAR PEOPLE GET INTO DIFFICULTY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE BEACH DANGERS

A RIP IS A BODY OF WATER MOVING OUT TO SEA TO ESCAPE FROM A RIP CURRENT

ndash Swim across to the nearest breaking waves

IF IN TROUBLE

ndash Donrsquot panic ndash Raise your hand to alert the surf lifeguards ndash Swim to the side do not swim against the current

IDENTIFYING FEATURES OF A RIP

1 Calm patches on surf with waves breaking each side

2 Rippled or criss cross water

3 Discoloured water because sand is stirred up

4 Foamy water with debris

Rip currents are hard to see on a windy day

APPENDIX 24

18

KNOW YOUR SURF HAZARDS ndash GO TO THE LIBRARY OR LOOK UP THE WEB AND FIND OUT ABOUT SURF BEACH CONDITIONS

APPENDIX 25

RIPSDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WAVESDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WINDDefinition

Why are they dangerous

19

CURRICULUM SPECIFICS

SURF SENSE YEAR 5-6BEACH SCENE ndash CREATE YOUR OWN BEACH SCENE USING THE CUT-OUTS YOU HAVE FOUND

APPENDIX 26

20

SIGNS AND FLAGS ndash THE FOLLOWING SIGNS amp FLAGS ARE USED BY SURF LIFEGUARDS IN NEW ZEALAND

APPENDIX 27

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONGraphic symbols are used on patrol by Surf Lifeguards Symbols such as the red and yellow flags and our red and yellow clothing are used to indicate safe swimming areas and who we are

We also use water safety signs to communicate with the public in regards to safe water areas and behaviours

We use graphic symbols to communicate because many people will not understand or take the time to read written warnings It is therefore necessary to use clearly recognised images and colours to assist them in understanding our water safety messages

PATROL FLAG

SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS SIGN

International Patrol Flag

Used together this Flag and Sign indicate Surf Lifeguard Patrolled Areas SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS sign can also be used separately at beach access ways and other areas to indicate where the flagged area is

SURF RESCUE EQUIPMENT

This is used to indicate to the public that emergency rescue equipment is available for their use such as can buoy stations rescue equipment outposts Community Rescue Services

DANGER RIPS

Placed on the beach to indicate to beachgoers that there is a RIP present and therefore too dangerous for swimming

DANGER SIGN

International ldquoNo Swimming Logordquo

Used to indicate localised danger areas such as rips holes or when the beach is closed because the surf is too dangerous to set out PATROL FLAGS then these signs are placed on the beach instead

SHARK SIGN

International ldquoSharkrdquo Logo

Used when there is a shark sighting Remove PATROL FLAGS and place SHARK sign on the beach

DANGER FLAG

International ldquoNo Swimmingrdquo Logo

Fly from Clubhouse in place of the PATROL FLAG when sea conditions are too dangerous to designate a patrolled area on the beach

SIGNAL FLAG

Used for communicating with other Surf Lifeguards through the SLSNZ signals system Now largely replaced by rescue tubes

Funding Partner

SI6

532

1 02

14

21

PATROL FLAG ndash SWIM BETWEEN THE RED amp YELLOW FLAGS

APPENDIX 2

APPENDIX 2PATROL FLAG ndash SWIM BETWEEN THE RED amp YELLOW FLAGS

7

A

B

C

D

E

SURF SAFETY ndash USE THE FIVE CARTOONS AND PUT IN THE CORRECT SURF SAFETY RULE YOU HAVE LEARNT

APPENDIX 15

8

BODY BOARDER ndash BEACH AWARENESS

APPENDIX 16

9

A SURF LIFEGUARD ndash WHAT A SURF LIFEGUARD ON THE BEACH WOULD BE WEARING

APPENDIX 17

10

PIHA RIP ndash THE CALM SPOT ON THIS SURF BEACH IS A RIP

APPENDIX 18

APPENDIX 18PIHA RIP ndash THE CALM SPOT ON THIS SURF BEACH IS A RIP

11

ROLE OF THE SURF LIFEGUARD ndash ADAPTED FROM SURF LIFE SAVING BAY OF PLENTY

APPENDIX 19

DROWNING IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH IN NEW ZEALAND FROM AGES 1 TO 34 ndash (NHIS MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORTALITY AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA 1994-1998)

Surf Lifeguards strive to prevent death by drowning by proactive patrolling techniques which include lsquopreventative actionsrsquo (preventing a potential life threatening situation) and saving lives through rescues

As well as Rescues and Preventative Actions Lifeguards are also called upon for medical emergencies first aids search and rescue operations and after hour call outs that occur in their area

All Surf Lifesaving Clubs provide surf patrols on their beaches The patrol is coordinated by the Patrol Captain who is responsible for the coordination of ensuring the safety of beach goers

Unlike untrained citizens who bravely or impulsively respond to an unexpected emergency Lifeguards are specially prepared to prevent anticipate and respond to emergencies in and around the aquatic environment Most Lifeguards will perform countless lifesaving acts with little recognition It is after all the basic job of a Lifeguard to help to ensure that those who visit New Zealand beaches return home alive and uninjured Not all accidents can be prevented but well trained Lifeguards rescue hundreds of people from drowning each year and perform many times that number of preventative actions to intervene before emergencies develop

Red and Yellow Flags indicate the safe swimming areas that are patrolled by Lifeguards This area has been assessed by Lifeguards as the safest area for you to swim Lifeguards may monitor the beach from a Surveillance Tower or by roving patrols on foot by BP IRB (Inflatable Rescue Boat) or Mobile All Terrain Vehicle Surf Lifeguards will continually monitor the beach to assess its continued safety throughout the day however the priority of Lifeguarding resources is maintained for the lsquoFlagged Arearsquo and may use whistles or directions to ask you to move into a safer position or cease an activity that may be dangerous These requests are given in the interests of your safety Please assist by complying with all requests made while you are at the beach

12

PATROLLING ACTIVITIES ndash SURF LIFE SAVING STATISTICS

AnnualReport Rescues

PreventiveActions First Aids Searches Call outs

HoursPatrolled

1st 1932 - 1933 352nd 1933 - 1934 823rd 1934 - 1935 1564th 1935 - 1936 1185th 1936 - 1937 216 1466th 1937 - 1938 141 1987th 1938 - 1939 156 151 686008th 1939 - 1940 237 189 654329th 1940 - 1941 168 233 6238510th 1941 - 1942 48 136 4139511th 1942 - 1943 46 134 3836712th 1943 - 1944 69 14 3932813th 1944 - 1945 84 57 3682314th 1945 - 1946 87 101 4001215th 1946 - 1947 98 105 4589716th 1947 - 1948 143 137 4600717th 1948 - 1949 222 16618th 1949 - 1950 144 Recording of 24019th 1950 - 1951 225 27820th 1951 - 1952 56 9021st 1952 - 1953 114 Not Recorded22nd 1953 - 1954 171 9223rd 1954 - 1955 161 16524th 1955 - 1956 284 46625th 1956 - 1957 325 37426th 1957 - 1958 158 20127th 1958 - 1959 224 32528th 1959 - 1960 183 27929th 1960 - 1961 142 19230th 1961 - 1962 251 44831st 1962 - 1963 232 49232nd 1963 - 1964 200 44633rd 1964 - 1965 329 51134th 1965 - 1966 348 50735th 1966 - 1967 289 50036th 1967 - 1968 413 65337th 1968 - 1969 330 60838th 1969 - 1970 526 80239th 1970 - 1971 527 94340th 1971 - 1972 383 76741st 1972 - 1973 547 2371 77742nd 1973 - 1974 417 2296 90943rd 1974 - 1975 899 4519 107444th 1975 - 1976 312 1336 60945th 1976 - 1977 517 3234 89446th 1977 - 1978 516 4250 82947th 1978 - 1979 353 2596 73548th 1979 - 1980 490 5413 85049th 1980 - 1981 723 2802 65050th 1981 - 1982 776 3339 53051st 1982 - 1983 607 1947 29752nd 1983 - 1984 714 2573 54253rd 1984 - 1985 1283 5817 49854th 1985 - 1986 983 7760 56255th 1986 - 1987 913 8849 52756th 1987 - 1988 1011 7160 51157th 1988 - 1989 1498 12265 63058th 1989 - 1990 1427 12563 663 149 6459th 1990 - 1991 1142 16204 1031 122 2560th 1991 - 1992 918 21624 1241 150 9661st 1992 - 1993 1125 15150 1013 149 3862nd 1993 - 1994 2037 47789 1137 335 Not Recorded 12355963rd 1994 - 1995 1659 42658 1427 306 Not Recorded 12728364th 1995 - 1996 1562 60974 1784 283 Not Recorded 11657665th 1996 - 1997 987 37138 885 169 Not Recorded 10156266th 1997 - 1998 1301 40977 775 79 68 12408167th 1998 - 1999 1838 60993 1354 106 147 12800768th 1999 - 2000 1097 70240 1259 109 82 15170269th 2000 - 2001 1325 113823 1674 196 157 14394070th 2001 - 2002 1926 83698 1606 476 14461571st 2002 - 2003 1847 88182 1389 323 149594

Grand Total 42279 790540 39808 2952 677 1795165Rescues Preventive

ActionsFirst Aids Searches Call outs Hours

Patrolled

In the 2001-02 season incidents could be reported as a combination of rescue andor first aid andor search Prior to the 2001-02 season an incident could only be recorded once as a rescue or first aid or search or call out

The Grand Total of rescues is calculated from the sum of the figures from the 4th Annual report forward plus 1681 the totalrescues made by clubs prior to the 1935-36 season which is stated in the 3rd annual report

Season

Recording of searches

commenced in 1989 1990

Recording of hours commenced again

1993 1994

Recording of call outs commenced in

1989 1990

Call outswere changed to a type of service in

2001 2002

APPENDIX 20

13

ANNUAL PATROL STATS ndash THE ANNUAL PATROL AND INCIDENT STATISTICS FOR THE 2003-2004 SEASON

APPENDIX 21

SURF LIFE SAVING NORTHERN REGION

Bethells Beach S L S P 2219 85 68 8 4758

Karekare S L S P 2445 47 20 15 4783

Kariaotahi L S 1810 56 36 2 5056

Mairangi Bay L S 206 5 19 4 2625

Mangawhai Heads V L S 2705 77 37 5 3876

Muriwai L S 3122 117 104 9 6277

Omaha L S 943 27 27 10 3538

Orewa S L S C 892 26 111 6 3903

Piha L S 6096 254 204 17 6069

Raglan S L S C 5061 71 60 23 4390

Red Beach S L S C 156 15 18 3 2612

Ruakaka S L S C 827 2 23 8 3352

Sunset Beach L S 1442 40 18 1 3391

United North Piha L S 2143 45 50 7 4909

Waipu Cove S L S C 1123 12 21 1 3336

Whangarei Heads S L S P 1421 19 22 3 3719

TOTAL 32611 898 838 122 66592

SURF LIFE SAVING BAY OF PLENTY

Hot Water Beach C R S 1924 5 10 4 1067

Maketu S L S C 0 0 0 0 0

Mount Maunganui L S 9136 32 87 14 4048

Omanu S L S C 3113 27 52 8 2853

Onemana Beach R S 1052 22 11 7 926

Opotiki S L S C 363 6 11 2 970

Papamoa S L S C 10010 75 50 9 3604

Pauanui S L S C 1874 19 38 4 1778

Pukehina S L S C 848 24 10 2 562

Tairua S L S C 557 6 23 0 1717

Taupo L C 2 0 1 0 64

Waihi S L S C 2673 23 28 2 2930

Whakatane S L S C 2431 3 13 3 2309

Whangamata S L S C 2224 99 83 12 5454

Whiritoa S L S C 1433 52 34 0 2023

TOTAL 37640 393 451 67 30304

SURF LIFE SAVING GISBORNE

Midway S L S C 186 9 11 2 1300

Tolaga Bay S L S C 0 0 0 0 0

Waikanae S L S C 77 3 2 1 828

Wainui S L S C 371 6 5 1 935

Gisborne R L 664 13 17 5 1779

TOTAL 1298 31 35 9 4841

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

14

ANNUAL PATROL STATS ndash THE ANNUAL PATROL AND INCIDENT STATISTICS FOR THE 2003-2004 SEASON

APPENDIX 21

SURF LIFE SAVING HAWKErsquoS BAY

935

Pacific S L S C 96 0 2 0 736

2017

1794

2525

TOTAL 2669 53 71 39 8006

SURF LIFE SAVING TARANAKI

East End S L S C 482 1 6 1 1334

1386

1680

1298

280

4419 8 26 4 3102

0 1 0 2 61

TOTAL 8981 53 86 13 9140

WESTERN DISTRICTS SURF LIFE SAVING ASSOCIATION

1014

1033

1242

1279

2214

TOTAL 5802 77 62 19 6781

SURF LIFE SAVING WELLINGTON

Maranui S L S C

Paekakariki S L

Titahi Bay S L S C 469 0 28 5 1104

TOTAL 3487 85 58 9 6047

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

SURF LIFE SAVING CANTERBURY

Kotuku S L S C

Nelson S L S C

TOTAL 2964 80 115 25 14629

SURF LIFE SAVING OTAGO

Kaka Point S L S C 429 1 4 1 1108

St Clair S L S C 1424 20 9 2 2249

St Kilda S L S C 1105 11 15 5 1995

TOTAL 4749 39 43 11 9168

GRAND TOTAL 100201 1709 1759 314 155507

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

15

NZ HERALD ndash RESCUES FALL ndash BY ROSALEEN MACBRAYNE 22012003

APPENDIX 22

SURF RESCUES FALL AS PUBLIC GETS MESSAGERescues at the nationrsquos beaches at the height of the holiday period were barely a quarter of those of the previous year records show

Surf Life Saving NZ chief executive Geoff Barry said yesterday the latest statistics showed there had been 524 rescues up until January 14 compared with last seasonrsquos 1900 Interventions before people got into difficulty were about the same as this time last year

There have been five drownings at surf beaches since Labour Weekend compared with eight for the same period last season However only two of the beaches were patrolled

The Bay of Plenty had 124 rescues so far this month 79 of them on January 1 and 2 said Mr Barry

Rescues were linked to unpredictable factors such as weather and surf conditions but lifeguards were reporting ldquoan improved public responserdquo this summer said Mr Barry

People were perhaps more safety-conscious and guards more proactive There did not appear to be any single cause for the improvement

ldquoGenerally speaking the issues are the same as usual On busy days there is still a lack of respect for swimming between the flags yet statistics show it is safer to go where the lifeguards arerdquo said Mr Barry

The hardy annuals such as body boarding without fins and going into the water with too many clothes on still keep guards on their toes a Herald survey shows

Ignoring signs and moving outside flagged areas away from the crowds are the most common mistakes

At Mt Maunganui a man tied his dog to a sign warning of a dangerous rip then dived into the tide said head lifeguard Ryan Scholes

When surf lifesavers approached him the ldquonot very strongrdquo swimmer said he was only going in for a little while and thought he would be okay

On busy beaches swimmers often drape towels over signs obscuring the warning

Surf Life Saving northern region president Tim Jago was patrolling at Muriwai when a large woman clad in bra and pants waded in at the same spot outside the flags where two people had just been rescued

When two guards swam out to see if she needed assistance 200m from shore she dog-paddled on

ldquoShe was blissfully unaware and couldnrsquot understand what was wrongrdquo said Mr Jago ldquoThen she realised how far out she was She would never have got backrdquo

It took four lifeguards to load her into an inflatable rescue boat

Less than 20 minutes later her surf-boarding teenage son had to be rescued and she gave him a lecture

ldquoIt was very bizarrerdquo Mr Jago said

At Gisbornersquos popular Wainui Beach head guard Jason Green said many more people were swimming outside the flags this summer Many big-city holidaymakers wanted to swim straight in front of the houses they were staying in

When guards explained it was safer to walk ldquoa couple of hundred metresrdquo to the patrolled areas they just said ldquoYeah yeahrdquo and carried on Mr Green said

16

NZ HERALD ndash VICIOUS RIP ndash BY PAUL YANDALL 06112001

APPENDIX 23

VICIOUS RIP CLAIMS SURF SEASONrsquoS FIRST LIFEEneasi Kama was about to hit the sand after a brief evening dip when the rip caught him

It dragged the 28-year-old Mangere man beneath the waves at Karekare Beach and pulled him out to sea

The body of the Telecom computer engineer contractor has yet to be found and he is presumed drowned

It is the first drowning of a beach swimmer since the summer surf lifesaving season started at Labour Weekend

A friend also caught in Sundayrsquos rip Tim Chavers said he and Mr Kama had arrived at the beach with Mr Kamarsquos partner Sarah Chavers only minutes earlier about 5 pm

Mr Chavers said he and Sarah his sister were from England and unused to NZ beaches but they did not see any signs warning of dangerous rips and the surf appeared light

ldquoThe waves were fine It was not rough at all so we thought wersquod just go in for a diprdquo

He and Mr Kama who was not a strong swimmer were in the water for about 10 minutes when they were caught by the rip about halfway along the beach

ldquoIt was so powerful it ripped my togs off down to my ankles and held me downrdquo said Mr Chavers

ldquoAll I remember was tumbling around underwater with sand in my facerdquo

He lost sight of Mr Kama during the struggle to shore

ldquoI was fighting for my life but I didnrsquot think I was going to make it I donrsquot know how I got out of it in the end I turned around to see where Eneasi was but I couldnrsquot see himrdquo

Mr Chavers and his sister alerted off-duty lifeguards who had just finished for the day They launched an inflatable rescue boat within minutes and were soon joined by other searchers including the WestpacTrust rescue helicopter

Lifeguard Shawn Wanden said he swam out to where Mr Kama was last seen but could not find him

ldquoI was absolutely exhausted when I got back Thatrsquos how tough the rip wasrdquo

He said there was one regular rip along the beach but Mr Kama was caught by one formed by the outgoing tide

An aerial and shoreline search by police family and friends failed to find any trace of him and it was called off yesterday

Water Safety New Zealand spokesman Brendon Ward said the death was a reminder of how dangerous Aucklandrsquos west coast beaches were

He said it was the 11th death of a swimmer at Karekare since 1980

That compared with 29 at Piha ndash the highest in the country ndash 14 at Muriwai and six at Te Henga (Bethells Beach) giving a total of 60 swimmers drowned off the west coast since 1980

Mr Ward said that if people found themselves caught in a rip the most important thing to do was not panic

ldquoStay afloat and go with the flow When you feel the rip start to die head for the beach in the direction of the nearest breaking waves ndash that way you can surf back inrdquo

17

1

2

3

4

3

4

3

4

DANGER RIP CURRENTS

EACH YEAR PEOPLE GET INTO DIFFICULTY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE BEACH DANGERS

A RIP IS A BODY OF WATER MOVING OUT TO SEA TO ESCAPE FROM A RIP CURRENT

ndash Swim across to the nearest breaking waves

IF IN TROUBLE

ndash Donrsquot panic ndash Raise your hand to alert the surf lifeguards ndash Swim to the side do not swim against the current

IDENTIFYING FEATURES OF A RIP

1 Calm patches on surf with waves breaking each side

2 Rippled or criss cross water

3 Discoloured water because sand is stirred up

4 Foamy water with debris

Rip currents are hard to see on a windy day

APPENDIX 24

18

KNOW YOUR SURF HAZARDS ndash GO TO THE LIBRARY OR LOOK UP THE WEB AND FIND OUT ABOUT SURF BEACH CONDITIONS

APPENDIX 25

RIPSDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WAVESDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WINDDefinition

Why are they dangerous

19

CURRICULUM SPECIFICS

SURF SENSE YEAR 5-6BEACH SCENE ndash CREATE YOUR OWN BEACH SCENE USING THE CUT-OUTS YOU HAVE FOUND

APPENDIX 26

20

SIGNS AND FLAGS ndash THE FOLLOWING SIGNS amp FLAGS ARE USED BY SURF LIFEGUARDS IN NEW ZEALAND

APPENDIX 27

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONGraphic symbols are used on patrol by Surf Lifeguards Symbols such as the red and yellow flags and our red and yellow clothing are used to indicate safe swimming areas and who we are

We also use water safety signs to communicate with the public in regards to safe water areas and behaviours

We use graphic symbols to communicate because many people will not understand or take the time to read written warnings It is therefore necessary to use clearly recognised images and colours to assist them in understanding our water safety messages

PATROL FLAG

SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS SIGN

International Patrol Flag

Used together this Flag and Sign indicate Surf Lifeguard Patrolled Areas SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS sign can also be used separately at beach access ways and other areas to indicate where the flagged area is

SURF RESCUE EQUIPMENT

This is used to indicate to the public that emergency rescue equipment is available for their use such as can buoy stations rescue equipment outposts Community Rescue Services

DANGER RIPS

Placed on the beach to indicate to beachgoers that there is a RIP present and therefore too dangerous for swimming

DANGER SIGN

International ldquoNo Swimming Logordquo

Used to indicate localised danger areas such as rips holes or when the beach is closed because the surf is too dangerous to set out PATROL FLAGS then these signs are placed on the beach instead

SHARK SIGN

International ldquoSharkrdquo Logo

Used when there is a shark sighting Remove PATROL FLAGS and place SHARK sign on the beach

DANGER FLAG

International ldquoNo Swimmingrdquo Logo

Fly from Clubhouse in place of the PATROL FLAG when sea conditions are too dangerous to designate a patrolled area on the beach

SIGNAL FLAG

Used for communicating with other Surf Lifeguards through the SLSNZ signals system Now largely replaced by rescue tubes

Funding Partner

SI6

532

1 02

14

21

A

B

C

D

E

SURF SAFETY ndash USE THE FIVE CARTOONS AND PUT IN THE CORRECT SURF SAFETY RULE YOU HAVE LEARNT

APPENDIX 15

8

BODY BOARDER ndash BEACH AWARENESS

APPENDIX 16

9

A SURF LIFEGUARD ndash WHAT A SURF LIFEGUARD ON THE BEACH WOULD BE WEARING

APPENDIX 17

10

PIHA RIP ndash THE CALM SPOT ON THIS SURF BEACH IS A RIP

APPENDIX 18

APPENDIX 18PIHA RIP ndash THE CALM SPOT ON THIS SURF BEACH IS A RIP

11

ROLE OF THE SURF LIFEGUARD ndash ADAPTED FROM SURF LIFE SAVING BAY OF PLENTY

APPENDIX 19

DROWNING IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH IN NEW ZEALAND FROM AGES 1 TO 34 ndash (NHIS MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORTALITY AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA 1994-1998)

Surf Lifeguards strive to prevent death by drowning by proactive patrolling techniques which include lsquopreventative actionsrsquo (preventing a potential life threatening situation) and saving lives through rescues

As well as Rescues and Preventative Actions Lifeguards are also called upon for medical emergencies first aids search and rescue operations and after hour call outs that occur in their area

All Surf Lifesaving Clubs provide surf patrols on their beaches The patrol is coordinated by the Patrol Captain who is responsible for the coordination of ensuring the safety of beach goers

Unlike untrained citizens who bravely or impulsively respond to an unexpected emergency Lifeguards are specially prepared to prevent anticipate and respond to emergencies in and around the aquatic environment Most Lifeguards will perform countless lifesaving acts with little recognition It is after all the basic job of a Lifeguard to help to ensure that those who visit New Zealand beaches return home alive and uninjured Not all accidents can be prevented but well trained Lifeguards rescue hundreds of people from drowning each year and perform many times that number of preventative actions to intervene before emergencies develop

Red and Yellow Flags indicate the safe swimming areas that are patrolled by Lifeguards This area has been assessed by Lifeguards as the safest area for you to swim Lifeguards may monitor the beach from a Surveillance Tower or by roving patrols on foot by BP IRB (Inflatable Rescue Boat) or Mobile All Terrain Vehicle Surf Lifeguards will continually monitor the beach to assess its continued safety throughout the day however the priority of Lifeguarding resources is maintained for the lsquoFlagged Arearsquo and may use whistles or directions to ask you to move into a safer position or cease an activity that may be dangerous These requests are given in the interests of your safety Please assist by complying with all requests made while you are at the beach

12

PATROLLING ACTIVITIES ndash SURF LIFE SAVING STATISTICS

AnnualReport Rescues

PreventiveActions First Aids Searches Call outs

HoursPatrolled

1st 1932 - 1933 352nd 1933 - 1934 823rd 1934 - 1935 1564th 1935 - 1936 1185th 1936 - 1937 216 1466th 1937 - 1938 141 1987th 1938 - 1939 156 151 686008th 1939 - 1940 237 189 654329th 1940 - 1941 168 233 6238510th 1941 - 1942 48 136 4139511th 1942 - 1943 46 134 3836712th 1943 - 1944 69 14 3932813th 1944 - 1945 84 57 3682314th 1945 - 1946 87 101 4001215th 1946 - 1947 98 105 4589716th 1947 - 1948 143 137 4600717th 1948 - 1949 222 16618th 1949 - 1950 144 Recording of 24019th 1950 - 1951 225 27820th 1951 - 1952 56 9021st 1952 - 1953 114 Not Recorded22nd 1953 - 1954 171 9223rd 1954 - 1955 161 16524th 1955 - 1956 284 46625th 1956 - 1957 325 37426th 1957 - 1958 158 20127th 1958 - 1959 224 32528th 1959 - 1960 183 27929th 1960 - 1961 142 19230th 1961 - 1962 251 44831st 1962 - 1963 232 49232nd 1963 - 1964 200 44633rd 1964 - 1965 329 51134th 1965 - 1966 348 50735th 1966 - 1967 289 50036th 1967 - 1968 413 65337th 1968 - 1969 330 60838th 1969 - 1970 526 80239th 1970 - 1971 527 94340th 1971 - 1972 383 76741st 1972 - 1973 547 2371 77742nd 1973 - 1974 417 2296 90943rd 1974 - 1975 899 4519 107444th 1975 - 1976 312 1336 60945th 1976 - 1977 517 3234 89446th 1977 - 1978 516 4250 82947th 1978 - 1979 353 2596 73548th 1979 - 1980 490 5413 85049th 1980 - 1981 723 2802 65050th 1981 - 1982 776 3339 53051st 1982 - 1983 607 1947 29752nd 1983 - 1984 714 2573 54253rd 1984 - 1985 1283 5817 49854th 1985 - 1986 983 7760 56255th 1986 - 1987 913 8849 52756th 1987 - 1988 1011 7160 51157th 1988 - 1989 1498 12265 63058th 1989 - 1990 1427 12563 663 149 6459th 1990 - 1991 1142 16204 1031 122 2560th 1991 - 1992 918 21624 1241 150 9661st 1992 - 1993 1125 15150 1013 149 3862nd 1993 - 1994 2037 47789 1137 335 Not Recorded 12355963rd 1994 - 1995 1659 42658 1427 306 Not Recorded 12728364th 1995 - 1996 1562 60974 1784 283 Not Recorded 11657665th 1996 - 1997 987 37138 885 169 Not Recorded 10156266th 1997 - 1998 1301 40977 775 79 68 12408167th 1998 - 1999 1838 60993 1354 106 147 12800768th 1999 - 2000 1097 70240 1259 109 82 15170269th 2000 - 2001 1325 113823 1674 196 157 14394070th 2001 - 2002 1926 83698 1606 476 14461571st 2002 - 2003 1847 88182 1389 323 149594

Grand Total 42279 790540 39808 2952 677 1795165Rescues Preventive

ActionsFirst Aids Searches Call outs Hours

Patrolled

In the 2001-02 season incidents could be reported as a combination of rescue andor first aid andor search Prior to the 2001-02 season an incident could only be recorded once as a rescue or first aid or search or call out

The Grand Total of rescues is calculated from the sum of the figures from the 4th Annual report forward plus 1681 the totalrescues made by clubs prior to the 1935-36 season which is stated in the 3rd annual report

Season

Recording of searches

commenced in 1989 1990

Recording of hours commenced again

1993 1994

Recording of call outs commenced in

1989 1990

Call outswere changed to a type of service in

2001 2002

APPENDIX 20

13

ANNUAL PATROL STATS ndash THE ANNUAL PATROL AND INCIDENT STATISTICS FOR THE 2003-2004 SEASON

APPENDIX 21

SURF LIFE SAVING NORTHERN REGION

Bethells Beach S L S P 2219 85 68 8 4758

Karekare S L S P 2445 47 20 15 4783

Kariaotahi L S 1810 56 36 2 5056

Mairangi Bay L S 206 5 19 4 2625

Mangawhai Heads V L S 2705 77 37 5 3876

Muriwai L S 3122 117 104 9 6277

Omaha L S 943 27 27 10 3538

Orewa S L S C 892 26 111 6 3903

Piha L S 6096 254 204 17 6069

Raglan S L S C 5061 71 60 23 4390

Red Beach S L S C 156 15 18 3 2612

Ruakaka S L S C 827 2 23 8 3352

Sunset Beach L S 1442 40 18 1 3391

United North Piha L S 2143 45 50 7 4909

Waipu Cove S L S C 1123 12 21 1 3336

Whangarei Heads S L S P 1421 19 22 3 3719

TOTAL 32611 898 838 122 66592

SURF LIFE SAVING BAY OF PLENTY

Hot Water Beach C R S 1924 5 10 4 1067

Maketu S L S C 0 0 0 0 0

Mount Maunganui L S 9136 32 87 14 4048

Omanu S L S C 3113 27 52 8 2853

Onemana Beach R S 1052 22 11 7 926

Opotiki S L S C 363 6 11 2 970

Papamoa S L S C 10010 75 50 9 3604

Pauanui S L S C 1874 19 38 4 1778

Pukehina S L S C 848 24 10 2 562

Tairua S L S C 557 6 23 0 1717

Taupo L C 2 0 1 0 64

Waihi S L S C 2673 23 28 2 2930

Whakatane S L S C 2431 3 13 3 2309

Whangamata S L S C 2224 99 83 12 5454

Whiritoa S L S C 1433 52 34 0 2023

TOTAL 37640 393 451 67 30304

SURF LIFE SAVING GISBORNE

Midway S L S C 186 9 11 2 1300

Tolaga Bay S L S C 0 0 0 0 0

Waikanae S L S C 77 3 2 1 828

Wainui S L S C 371 6 5 1 935

Gisborne R L 664 13 17 5 1779

TOTAL 1298 31 35 9 4841

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

14

ANNUAL PATROL STATS ndash THE ANNUAL PATROL AND INCIDENT STATISTICS FOR THE 2003-2004 SEASON

APPENDIX 21

SURF LIFE SAVING HAWKErsquoS BAY

935

Pacific S L S C 96 0 2 0 736

2017

1794

2525

TOTAL 2669 53 71 39 8006

SURF LIFE SAVING TARANAKI

East End S L S C 482 1 6 1 1334

1386

1680

1298

280

4419 8 26 4 3102

0 1 0 2 61

TOTAL 8981 53 86 13 9140

WESTERN DISTRICTS SURF LIFE SAVING ASSOCIATION

1014

1033

1242

1279

2214

TOTAL 5802 77 62 19 6781

SURF LIFE SAVING WELLINGTON

Maranui S L S C

Paekakariki S L

Titahi Bay S L S C 469 0 28 5 1104

TOTAL 3487 85 58 9 6047

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

SURF LIFE SAVING CANTERBURY

Kotuku S L S C

Nelson S L S C

TOTAL 2964 80 115 25 14629

SURF LIFE SAVING OTAGO

Kaka Point S L S C 429 1 4 1 1108

St Clair S L S C 1424 20 9 2 2249

St Kilda S L S C 1105 11 15 5 1995

TOTAL 4749 39 43 11 9168

GRAND TOTAL 100201 1709 1759 314 155507

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

15

NZ HERALD ndash RESCUES FALL ndash BY ROSALEEN MACBRAYNE 22012003

APPENDIX 22

SURF RESCUES FALL AS PUBLIC GETS MESSAGERescues at the nationrsquos beaches at the height of the holiday period were barely a quarter of those of the previous year records show

Surf Life Saving NZ chief executive Geoff Barry said yesterday the latest statistics showed there had been 524 rescues up until January 14 compared with last seasonrsquos 1900 Interventions before people got into difficulty were about the same as this time last year

There have been five drownings at surf beaches since Labour Weekend compared with eight for the same period last season However only two of the beaches were patrolled

The Bay of Plenty had 124 rescues so far this month 79 of them on January 1 and 2 said Mr Barry

Rescues were linked to unpredictable factors such as weather and surf conditions but lifeguards were reporting ldquoan improved public responserdquo this summer said Mr Barry

People were perhaps more safety-conscious and guards more proactive There did not appear to be any single cause for the improvement

ldquoGenerally speaking the issues are the same as usual On busy days there is still a lack of respect for swimming between the flags yet statistics show it is safer to go where the lifeguards arerdquo said Mr Barry

The hardy annuals such as body boarding without fins and going into the water with too many clothes on still keep guards on their toes a Herald survey shows

Ignoring signs and moving outside flagged areas away from the crowds are the most common mistakes

At Mt Maunganui a man tied his dog to a sign warning of a dangerous rip then dived into the tide said head lifeguard Ryan Scholes

When surf lifesavers approached him the ldquonot very strongrdquo swimmer said he was only going in for a little while and thought he would be okay

On busy beaches swimmers often drape towels over signs obscuring the warning

Surf Life Saving northern region president Tim Jago was patrolling at Muriwai when a large woman clad in bra and pants waded in at the same spot outside the flags where two people had just been rescued

When two guards swam out to see if she needed assistance 200m from shore she dog-paddled on

ldquoShe was blissfully unaware and couldnrsquot understand what was wrongrdquo said Mr Jago ldquoThen she realised how far out she was She would never have got backrdquo

It took four lifeguards to load her into an inflatable rescue boat

Less than 20 minutes later her surf-boarding teenage son had to be rescued and she gave him a lecture

ldquoIt was very bizarrerdquo Mr Jago said

At Gisbornersquos popular Wainui Beach head guard Jason Green said many more people were swimming outside the flags this summer Many big-city holidaymakers wanted to swim straight in front of the houses they were staying in

When guards explained it was safer to walk ldquoa couple of hundred metresrdquo to the patrolled areas they just said ldquoYeah yeahrdquo and carried on Mr Green said

16

NZ HERALD ndash VICIOUS RIP ndash BY PAUL YANDALL 06112001

APPENDIX 23

VICIOUS RIP CLAIMS SURF SEASONrsquoS FIRST LIFEEneasi Kama was about to hit the sand after a brief evening dip when the rip caught him

It dragged the 28-year-old Mangere man beneath the waves at Karekare Beach and pulled him out to sea

The body of the Telecom computer engineer contractor has yet to be found and he is presumed drowned

It is the first drowning of a beach swimmer since the summer surf lifesaving season started at Labour Weekend

A friend also caught in Sundayrsquos rip Tim Chavers said he and Mr Kama had arrived at the beach with Mr Kamarsquos partner Sarah Chavers only minutes earlier about 5 pm

Mr Chavers said he and Sarah his sister were from England and unused to NZ beaches but they did not see any signs warning of dangerous rips and the surf appeared light

ldquoThe waves were fine It was not rough at all so we thought wersquod just go in for a diprdquo

He and Mr Kama who was not a strong swimmer were in the water for about 10 minutes when they were caught by the rip about halfway along the beach

ldquoIt was so powerful it ripped my togs off down to my ankles and held me downrdquo said Mr Chavers

ldquoAll I remember was tumbling around underwater with sand in my facerdquo

He lost sight of Mr Kama during the struggle to shore

ldquoI was fighting for my life but I didnrsquot think I was going to make it I donrsquot know how I got out of it in the end I turned around to see where Eneasi was but I couldnrsquot see himrdquo

Mr Chavers and his sister alerted off-duty lifeguards who had just finished for the day They launched an inflatable rescue boat within minutes and were soon joined by other searchers including the WestpacTrust rescue helicopter

Lifeguard Shawn Wanden said he swam out to where Mr Kama was last seen but could not find him

ldquoI was absolutely exhausted when I got back Thatrsquos how tough the rip wasrdquo

He said there was one regular rip along the beach but Mr Kama was caught by one formed by the outgoing tide

An aerial and shoreline search by police family and friends failed to find any trace of him and it was called off yesterday

Water Safety New Zealand spokesman Brendon Ward said the death was a reminder of how dangerous Aucklandrsquos west coast beaches were

He said it was the 11th death of a swimmer at Karekare since 1980

That compared with 29 at Piha ndash the highest in the country ndash 14 at Muriwai and six at Te Henga (Bethells Beach) giving a total of 60 swimmers drowned off the west coast since 1980

Mr Ward said that if people found themselves caught in a rip the most important thing to do was not panic

ldquoStay afloat and go with the flow When you feel the rip start to die head for the beach in the direction of the nearest breaking waves ndash that way you can surf back inrdquo

17

1

2

3

4

3

4

3

4

DANGER RIP CURRENTS

EACH YEAR PEOPLE GET INTO DIFFICULTY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE BEACH DANGERS

A RIP IS A BODY OF WATER MOVING OUT TO SEA TO ESCAPE FROM A RIP CURRENT

ndash Swim across to the nearest breaking waves

IF IN TROUBLE

ndash Donrsquot panic ndash Raise your hand to alert the surf lifeguards ndash Swim to the side do not swim against the current

IDENTIFYING FEATURES OF A RIP

1 Calm patches on surf with waves breaking each side

2 Rippled or criss cross water

3 Discoloured water because sand is stirred up

4 Foamy water with debris

Rip currents are hard to see on a windy day

APPENDIX 24

18

KNOW YOUR SURF HAZARDS ndash GO TO THE LIBRARY OR LOOK UP THE WEB AND FIND OUT ABOUT SURF BEACH CONDITIONS

APPENDIX 25

RIPSDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WAVESDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WINDDefinition

Why are they dangerous

19

CURRICULUM SPECIFICS

SURF SENSE YEAR 5-6BEACH SCENE ndash CREATE YOUR OWN BEACH SCENE USING THE CUT-OUTS YOU HAVE FOUND

APPENDIX 26

20

SIGNS AND FLAGS ndash THE FOLLOWING SIGNS amp FLAGS ARE USED BY SURF LIFEGUARDS IN NEW ZEALAND

APPENDIX 27

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONGraphic symbols are used on patrol by Surf Lifeguards Symbols such as the red and yellow flags and our red and yellow clothing are used to indicate safe swimming areas and who we are

We also use water safety signs to communicate with the public in regards to safe water areas and behaviours

We use graphic symbols to communicate because many people will not understand or take the time to read written warnings It is therefore necessary to use clearly recognised images and colours to assist them in understanding our water safety messages

PATROL FLAG

SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS SIGN

International Patrol Flag

Used together this Flag and Sign indicate Surf Lifeguard Patrolled Areas SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS sign can also be used separately at beach access ways and other areas to indicate where the flagged area is

SURF RESCUE EQUIPMENT

This is used to indicate to the public that emergency rescue equipment is available for their use such as can buoy stations rescue equipment outposts Community Rescue Services

DANGER RIPS

Placed on the beach to indicate to beachgoers that there is a RIP present and therefore too dangerous for swimming

DANGER SIGN

International ldquoNo Swimming Logordquo

Used to indicate localised danger areas such as rips holes or when the beach is closed because the surf is too dangerous to set out PATROL FLAGS then these signs are placed on the beach instead

SHARK SIGN

International ldquoSharkrdquo Logo

Used when there is a shark sighting Remove PATROL FLAGS and place SHARK sign on the beach

DANGER FLAG

International ldquoNo Swimmingrdquo Logo

Fly from Clubhouse in place of the PATROL FLAG when sea conditions are too dangerous to designate a patrolled area on the beach

SIGNAL FLAG

Used for communicating with other Surf Lifeguards through the SLSNZ signals system Now largely replaced by rescue tubes

Funding Partner

SI6

532

1 02

14

21

BODY BOARDER ndash BEACH AWARENESS

APPENDIX 16

9

A SURF LIFEGUARD ndash WHAT A SURF LIFEGUARD ON THE BEACH WOULD BE WEARING

APPENDIX 17

10

PIHA RIP ndash THE CALM SPOT ON THIS SURF BEACH IS A RIP

APPENDIX 18

APPENDIX 18PIHA RIP ndash THE CALM SPOT ON THIS SURF BEACH IS A RIP

11

ROLE OF THE SURF LIFEGUARD ndash ADAPTED FROM SURF LIFE SAVING BAY OF PLENTY

APPENDIX 19

DROWNING IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH IN NEW ZEALAND FROM AGES 1 TO 34 ndash (NHIS MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORTALITY AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA 1994-1998)

Surf Lifeguards strive to prevent death by drowning by proactive patrolling techniques which include lsquopreventative actionsrsquo (preventing a potential life threatening situation) and saving lives through rescues

As well as Rescues and Preventative Actions Lifeguards are also called upon for medical emergencies first aids search and rescue operations and after hour call outs that occur in their area

All Surf Lifesaving Clubs provide surf patrols on their beaches The patrol is coordinated by the Patrol Captain who is responsible for the coordination of ensuring the safety of beach goers

Unlike untrained citizens who bravely or impulsively respond to an unexpected emergency Lifeguards are specially prepared to prevent anticipate and respond to emergencies in and around the aquatic environment Most Lifeguards will perform countless lifesaving acts with little recognition It is after all the basic job of a Lifeguard to help to ensure that those who visit New Zealand beaches return home alive and uninjured Not all accidents can be prevented but well trained Lifeguards rescue hundreds of people from drowning each year and perform many times that number of preventative actions to intervene before emergencies develop

Red and Yellow Flags indicate the safe swimming areas that are patrolled by Lifeguards This area has been assessed by Lifeguards as the safest area for you to swim Lifeguards may monitor the beach from a Surveillance Tower or by roving patrols on foot by BP IRB (Inflatable Rescue Boat) or Mobile All Terrain Vehicle Surf Lifeguards will continually monitor the beach to assess its continued safety throughout the day however the priority of Lifeguarding resources is maintained for the lsquoFlagged Arearsquo and may use whistles or directions to ask you to move into a safer position or cease an activity that may be dangerous These requests are given in the interests of your safety Please assist by complying with all requests made while you are at the beach

12

PATROLLING ACTIVITIES ndash SURF LIFE SAVING STATISTICS

AnnualReport Rescues

PreventiveActions First Aids Searches Call outs

HoursPatrolled

1st 1932 - 1933 352nd 1933 - 1934 823rd 1934 - 1935 1564th 1935 - 1936 1185th 1936 - 1937 216 1466th 1937 - 1938 141 1987th 1938 - 1939 156 151 686008th 1939 - 1940 237 189 654329th 1940 - 1941 168 233 6238510th 1941 - 1942 48 136 4139511th 1942 - 1943 46 134 3836712th 1943 - 1944 69 14 3932813th 1944 - 1945 84 57 3682314th 1945 - 1946 87 101 4001215th 1946 - 1947 98 105 4589716th 1947 - 1948 143 137 4600717th 1948 - 1949 222 16618th 1949 - 1950 144 Recording of 24019th 1950 - 1951 225 27820th 1951 - 1952 56 9021st 1952 - 1953 114 Not Recorded22nd 1953 - 1954 171 9223rd 1954 - 1955 161 16524th 1955 - 1956 284 46625th 1956 - 1957 325 37426th 1957 - 1958 158 20127th 1958 - 1959 224 32528th 1959 - 1960 183 27929th 1960 - 1961 142 19230th 1961 - 1962 251 44831st 1962 - 1963 232 49232nd 1963 - 1964 200 44633rd 1964 - 1965 329 51134th 1965 - 1966 348 50735th 1966 - 1967 289 50036th 1967 - 1968 413 65337th 1968 - 1969 330 60838th 1969 - 1970 526 80239th 1970 - 1971 527 94340th 1971 - 1972 383 76741st 1972 - 1973 547 2371 77742nd 1973 - 1974 417 2296 90943rd 1974 - 1975 899 4519 107444th 1975 - 1976 312 1336 60945th 1976 - 1977 517 3234 89446th 1977 - 1978 516 4250 82947th 1978 - 1979 353 2596 73548th 1979 - 1980 490 5413 85049th 1980 - 1981 723 2802 65050th 1981 - 1982 776 3339 53051st 1982 - 1983 607 1947 29752nd 1983 - 1984 714 2573 54253rd 1984 - 1985 1283 5817 49854th 1985 - 1986 983 7760 56255th 1986 - 1987 913 8849 52756th 1987 - 1988 1011 7160 51157th 1988 - 1989 1498 12265 63058th 1989 - 1990 1427 12563 663 149 6459th 1990 - 1991 1142 16204 1031 122 2560th 1991 - 1992 918 21624 1241 150 9661st 1992 - 1993 1125 15150 1013 149 3862nd 1993 - 1994 2037 47789 1137 335 Not Recorded 12355963rd 1994 - 1995 1659 42658 1427 306 Not Recorded 12728364th 1995 - 1996 1562 60974 1784 283 Not Recorded 11657665th 1996 - 1997 987 37138 885 169 Not Recorded 10156266th 1997 - 1998 1301 40977 775 79 68 12408167th 1998 - 1999 1838 60993 1354 106 147 12800768th 1999 - 2000 1097 70240 1259 109 82 15170269th 2000 - 2001 1325 113823 1674 196 157 14394070th 2001 - 2002 1926 83698 1606 476 14461571st 2002 - 2003 1847 88182 1389 323 149594

Grand Total 42279 790540 39808 2952 677 1795165Rescues Preventive

ActionsFirst Aids Searches Call outs Hours

Patrolled

In the 2001-02 season incidents could be reported as a combination of rescue andor first aid andor search Prior to the 2001-02 season an incident could only be recorded once as a rescue or first aid or search or call out

The Grand Total of rescues is calculated from the sum of the figures from the 4th Annual report forward plus 1681 the totalrescues made by clubs prior to the 1935-36 season which is stated in the 3rd annual report

Season

Recording of searches

commenced in 1989 1990

Recording of hours commenced again

1993 1994

Recording of call outs commenced in

1989 1990

Call outswere changed to a type of service in

2001 2002

APPENDIX 20

13

ANNUAL PATROL STATS ndash THE ANNUAL PATROL AND INCIDENT STATISTICS FOR THE 2003-2004 SEASON

APPENDIX 21

SURF LIFE SAVING NORTHERN REGION

Bethells Beach S L S P 2219 85 68 8 4758

Karekare S L S P 2445 47 20 15 4783

Kariaotahi L S 1810 56 36 2 5056

Mairangi Bay L S 206 5 19 4 2625

Mangawhai Heads V L S 2705 77 37 5 3876

Muriwai L S 3122 117 104 9 6277

Omaha L S 943 27 27 10 3538

Orewa S L S C 892 26 111 6 3903

Piha L S 6096 254 204 17 6069

Raglan S L S C 5061 71 60 23 4390

Red Beach S L S C 156 15 18 3 2612

Ruakaka S L S C 827 2 23 8 3352

Sunset Beach L S 1442 40 18 1 3391

United North Piha L S 2143 45 50 7 4909

Waipu Cove S L S C 1123 12 21 1 3336

Whangarei Heads S L S P 1421 19 22 3 3719

TOTAL 32611 898 838 122 66592

SURF LIFE SAVING BAY OF PLENTY

Hot Water Beach C R S 1924 5 10 4 1067

Maketu S L S C 0 0 0 0 0

Mount Maunganui L S 9136 32 87 14 4048

Omanu S L S C 3113 27 52 8 2853

Onemana Beach R S 1052 22 11 7 926

Opotiki S L S C 363 6 11 2 970

Papamoa S L S C 10010 75 50 9 3604

Pauanui S L S C 1874 19 38 4 1778

Pukehina S L S C 848 24 10 2 562

Tairua S L S C 557 6 23 0 1717

Taupo L C 2 0 1 0 64

Waihi S L S C 2673 23 28 2 2930

Whakatane S L S C 2431 3 13 3 2309

Whangamata S L S C 2224 99 83 12 5454

Whiritoa S L S C 1433 52 34 0 2023

TOTAL 37640 393 451 67 30304

SURF LIFE SAVING GISBORNE

Midway S L S C 186 9 11 2 1300

Tolaga Bay S L S C 0 0 0 0 0

Waikanae S L S C 77 3 2 1 828

Wainui S L S C 371 6 5 1 935

Gisborne R L 664 13 17 5 1779

TOTAL 1298 31 35 9 4841

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

14

ANNUAL PATROL STATS ndash THE ANNUAL PATROL AND INCIDENT STATISTICS FOR THE 2003-2004 SEASON

APPENDIX 21

SURF LIFE SAVING HAWKErsquoS BAY

935

Pacific S L S C 96 0 2 0 736

2017

1794

2525

TOTAL 2669 53 71 39 8006

SURF LIFE SAVING TARANAKI

East End S L S C 482 1 6 1 1334

1386

1680

1298

280

4419 8 26 4 3102

0 1 0 2 61

TOTAL 8981 53 86 13 9140

WESTERN DISTRICTS SURF LIFE SAVING ASSOCIATION

1014

1033

1242

1279

2214

TOTAL 5802 77 62 19 6781

SURF LIFE SAVING WELLINGTON

Maranui S L S C

Paekakariki S L

Titahi Bay S L S C 469 0 28 5 1104

TOTAL 3487 85 58 9 6047

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

SURF LIFE SAVING CANTERBURY

Kotuku S L S C

Nelson S L S C

TOTAL 2964 80 115 25 14629

SURF LIFE SAVING OTAGO

Kaka Point S L S C 429 1 4 1 1108

St Clair S L S C 1424 20 9 2 2249

St Kilda S L S C 1105 11 15 5 1995

TOTAL 4749 39 43 11 9168

GRAND TOTAL 100201 1709 1759 314 155507

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

15

NZ HERALD ndash RESCUES FALL ndash BY ROSALEEN MACBRAYNE 22012003

APPENDIX 22

SURF RESCUES FALL AS PUBLIC GETS MESSAGERescues at the nationrsquos beaches at the height of the holiday period were barely a quarter of those of the previous year records show

Surf Life Saving NZ chief executive Geoff Barry said yesterday the latest statistics showed there had been 524 rescues up until January 14 compared with last seasonrsquos 1900 Interventions before people got into difficulty were about the same as this time last year

There have been five drownings at surf beaches since Labour Weekend compared with eight for the same period last season However only two of the beaches were patrolled

The Bay of Plenty had 124 rescues so far this month 79 of them on January 1 and 2 said Mr Barry

Rescues were linked to unpredictable factors such as weather and surf conditions but lifeguards were reporting ldquoan improved public responserdquo this summer said Mr Barry

People were perhaps more safety-conscious and guards more proactive There did not appear to be any single cause for the improvement

ldquoGenerally speaking the issues are the same as usual On busy days there is still a lack of respect for swimming between the flags yet statistics show it is safer to go where the lifeguards arerdquo said Mr Barry

The hardy annuals such as body boarding without fins and going into the water with too many clothes on still keep guards on their toes a Herald survey shows

Ignoring signs and moving outside flagged areas away from the crowds are the most common mistakes

At Mt Maunganui a man tied his dog to a sign warning of a dangerous rip then dived into the tide said head lifeguard Ryan Scholes

When surf lifesavers approached him the ldquonot very strongrdquo swimmer said he was only going in for a little while and thought he would be okay

On busy beaches swimmers often drape towels over signs obscuring the warning

Surf Life Saving northern region president Tim Jago was patrolling at Muriwai when a large woman clad in bra and pants waded in at the same spot outside the flags where two people had just been rescued

When two guards swam out to see if she needed assistance 200m from shore she dog-paddled on

ldquoShe was blissfully unaware and couldnrsquot understand what was wrongrdquo said Mr Jago ldquoThen she realised how far out she was She would never have got backrdquo

It took four lifeguards to load her into an inflatable rescue boat

Less than 20 minutes later her surf-boarding teenage son had to be rescued and she gave him a lecture

ldquoIt was very bizarrerdquo Mr Jago said

At Gisbornersquos popular Wainui Beach head guard Jason Green said many more people were swimming outside the flags this summer Many big-city holidaymakers wanted to swim straight in front of the houses they were staying in

When guards explained it was safer to walk ldquoa couple of hundred metresrdquo to the patrolled areas they just said ldquoYeah yeahrdquo and carried on Mr Green said

16

NZ HERALD ndash VICIOUS RIP ndash BY PAUL YANDALL 06112001

APPENDIX 23

VICIOUS RIP CLAIMS SURF SEASONrsquoS FIRST LIFEEneasi Kama was about to hit the sand after a brief evening dip when the rip caught him

It dragged the 28-year-old Mangere man beneath the waves at Karekare Beach and pulled him out to sea

The body of the Telecom computer engineer contractor has yet to be found and he is presumed drowned

It is the first drowning of a beach swimmer since the summer surf lifesaving season started at Labour Weekend

A friend also caught in Sundayrsquos rip Tim Chavers said he and Mr Kama had arrived at the beach with Mr Kamarsquos partner Sarah Chavers only minutes earlier about 5 pm

Mr Chavers said he and Sarah his sister were from England and unused to NZ beaches but they did not see any signs warning of dangerous rips and the surf appeared light

ldquoThe waves were fine It was not rough at all so we thought wersquod just go in for a diprdquo

He and Mr Kama who was not a strong swimmer were in the water for about 10 minutes when they were caught by the rip about halfway along the beach

ldquoIt was so powerful it ripped my togs off down to my ankles and held me downrdquo said Mr Chavers

ldquoAll I remember was tumbling around underwater with sand in my facerdquo

He lost sight of Mr Kama during the struggle to shore

ldquoI was fighting for my life but I didnrsquot think I was going to make it I donrsquot know how I got out of it in the end I turned around to see where Eneasi was but I couldnrsquot see himrdquo

Mr Chavers and his sister alerted off-duty lifeguards who had just finished for the day They launched an inflatable rescue boat within minutes and were soon joined by other searchers including the WestpacTrust rescue helicopter

Lifeguard Shawn Wanden said he swam out to where Mr Kama was last seen but could not find him

ldquoI was absolutely exhausted when I got back Thatrsquos how tough the rip wasrdquo

He said there was one regular rip along the beach but Mr Kama was caught by one formed by the outgoing tide

An aerial and shoreline search by police family and friends failed to find any trace of him and it was called off yesterday

Water Safety New Zealand spokesman Brendon Ward said the death was a reminder of how dangerous Aucklandrsquos west coast beaches were

He said it was the 11th death of a swimmer at Karekare since 1980

That compared with 29 at Piha ndash the highest in the country ndash 14 at Muriwai and six at Te Henga (Bethells Beach) giving a total of 60 swimmers drowned off the west coast since 1980

Mr Ward said that if people found themselves caught in a rip the most important thing to do was not panic

ldquoStay afloat and go with the flow When you feel the rip start to die head for the beach in the direction of the nearest breaking waves ndash that way you can surf back inrdquo

17

1

2

3

4

3

4

3

4

DANGER RIP CURRENTS

EACH YEAR PEOPLE GET INTO DIFFICULTY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE BEACH DANGERS

A RIP IS A BODY OF WATER MOVING OUT TO SEA TO ESCAPE FROM A RIP CURRENT

ndash Swim across to the nearest breaking waves

IF IN TROUBLE

ndash Donrsquot panic ndash Raise your hand to alert the surf lifeguards ndash Swim to the side do not swim against the current

IDENTIFYING FEATURES OF A RIP

1 Calm patches on surf with waves breaking each side

2 Rippled or criss cross water

3 Discoloured water because sand is stirred up

4 Foamy water with debris

Rip currents are hard to see on a windy day

APPENDIX 24

18

KNOW YOUR SURF HAZARDS ndash GO TO THE LIBRARY OR LOOK UP THE WEB AND FIND OUT ABOUT SURF BEACH CONDITIONS

APPENDIX 25

RIPSDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WAVESDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WINDDefinition

Why are they dangerous

19

CURRICULUM SPECIFICS

SURF SENSE YEAR 5-6BEACH SCENE ndash CREATE YOUR OWN BEACH SCENE USING THE CUT-OUTS YOU HAVE FOUND

APPENDIX 26

20

SIGNS AND FLAGS ndash THE FOLLOWING SIGNS amp FLAGS ARE USED BY SURF LIFEGUARDS IN NEW ZEALAND

APPENDIX 27

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONGraphic symbols are used on patrol by Surf Lifeguards Symbols such as the red and yellow flags and our red and yellow clothing are used to indicate safe swimming areas and who we are

We also use water safety signs to communicate with the public in regards to safe water areas and behaviours

We use graphic symbols to communicate because many people will not understand or take the time to read written warnings It is therefore necessary to use clearly recognised images and colours to assist them in understanding our water safety messages

PATROL FLAG

SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS SIGN

International Patrol Flag

Used together this Flag and Sign indicate Surf Lifeguard Patrolled Areas SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS sign can also be used separately at beach access ways and other areas to indicate where the flagged area is

SURF RESCUE EQUIPMENT

This is used to indicate to the public that emergency rescue equipment is available for their use such as can buoy stations rescue equipment outposts Community Rescue Services

DANGER RIPS

Placed on the beach to indicate to beachgoers that there is a RIP present and therefore too dangerous for swimming

DANGER SIGN

International ldquoNo Swimming Logordquo

Used to indicate localised danger areas such as rips holes or when the beach is closed because the surf is too dangerous to set out PATROL FLAGS then these signs are placed on the beach instead

SHARK SIGN

International ldquoSharkrdquo Logo

Used when there is a shark sighting Remove PATROL FLAGS and place SHARK sign on the beach

DANGER FLAG

International ldquoNo Swimmingrdquo Logo

Fly from Clubhouse in place of the PATROL FLAG when sea conditions are too dangerous to designate a patrolled area on the beach

SIGNAL FLAG

Used for communicating with other Surf Lifeguards through the SLSNZ signals system Now largely replaced by rescue tubes

Funding Partner

SI6

532

1 02

14

21

A SURF LIFEGUARD ndash WHAT A SURF LIFEGUARD ON THE BEACH WOULD BE WEARING

APPENDIX 17

10

PIHA RIP ndash THE CALM SPOT ON THIS SURF BEACH IS A RIP

APPENDIX 18

APPENDIX 18PIHA RIP ndash THE CALM SPOT ON THIS SURF BEACH IS A RIP

11

ROLE OF THE SURF LIFEGUARD ndash ADAPTED FROM SURF LIFE SAVING BAY OF PLENTY

APPENDIX 19

DROWNING IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH IN NEW ZEALAND FROM AGES 1 TO 34 ndash (NHIS MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORTALITY AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA 1994-1998)

Surf Lifeguards strive to prevent death by drowning by proactive patrolling techniques which include lsquopreventative actionsrsquo (preventing a potential life threatening situation) and saving lives through rescues

As well as Rescues and Preventative Actions Lifeguards are also called upon for medical emergencies first aids search and rescue operations and after hour call outs that occur in their area

All Surf Lifesaving Clubs provide surf patrols on their beaches The patrol is coordinated by the Patrol Captain who is responsible for the coordination of ensuring the safety of beach goers

Unlike untrained citizens who bravely or impulsively respond to an unexpected emergency Lifeguards are specially prepared to prevent anticipate and respond to emergencies in and around the aquatic environment Most Lifeguards will perform countless lifesaving acts with little recognition It is after all the basic job of a Lifeguard to help to ensure that those who visit New Zealand beaches return home alive and uninjured Not all accidents can be prevented but well trained Lifeguards rescue hundreds of people from drowning each year and perform many times that number of preventative actions to intervene before emergencies develop

Red and Yellow Flags indicate the safe swimming areas that are patrolled by Lifeguards This area has been assessed by Lifeguards as the safest area for you to swim Lifeguards may monitor the beach from a Surveillance Tower or by roving patrols on foot by BP IRB (Inflatable Rescue Boat) or Mobile All Terrain Vehicle Surf Lifeguards will continually monitor the beach to assess its continued safety throughout the day however the priority of Lifeguarding resources is maintained for the lsquoFlagged Arearsquo and may use whistles or directions to ask you to move into a safer position or cease an activity that may be dangerous These requests are given in the interests of your safety Please assist by complying with all requests made while you are at the beach

12

PATROLLING ACTIVITIES ndash SURF LIFE SAVING STATISTICS

AnnualReport Rescues

PreventiveActions First Aids Searches Call outs

HoursPatrolled

1st 1932 - 1933 352nd 1933 - 1934 823rd 1934 - 1935 1564th 1935 - 1936 1185th 1936 - 1937 216 1466th 1937 - 1938 141 1987th 1938 - 1939 156 151 686008th 1939 - 1940 237 189 654329th 1940 - 1941 168 233 6238510th 1941 - 1942 48 136 4139511th 1942 - 1943 46 134 3836712th 1943 - 1944 69 14 3932813th 1944 - 1945 84 57 3682314th 1945 - 1946 87 101 4001215th 1946 - 1947 98 105 4589716th 1947 - 1948 143 137 4600717th 1948 - 1949 222 16618th 1949 - 1950 144 Recording of 24019th 1950 - 1951 225 27820th 1951 - 1952 56 9021st 1952 - 1953 114 Not Recorded22nd 1953 - 1954 171 9223rd 1954 - 1955 161 16524th 1955 - 1956 284 46625th 1956 - 1957 325 37426th 1957 - 1958 158 20127th 1958 - 1959 224 32528th 1959 - 1960 183 27929th 1960 - 1961 142 19230th 1961 - 1962 251 44831st 1962 - 1963 232 49232nd 1963 - 1964 200 44633rd 1964 - 1965 329 51134th 1965 - 1966 348 50735th 1966 - 1967 289 50036th 1967 - 1968 413 65337th 1968 - 1969 330 60838th 1969 - 1970 526 80239th 1970 - 1971 527 94340th 1971 - 1972 383 76741st 1972 - 1973 547 2371 77742nd 1973 - 1974 417 2296 90943rd 1974 - 1975 899 4519 107444th 1975 - 1976 312 1336 60945th 1976 - 1977 517 3234 89446th 1977 - 1978 516 4250 82947th 1978 - 1979 353 2596 73548th 1979 - 1980 490 5413 85049th 1980 - 1981 723 2802 65050th 1981 - 1982 776 3339 53051st 1982 - 1983 607 1947 29752nd 1983 - 1984 714 2573 54253rd 1984 - 1985 1283 5817 49854th 1985 - 1986 983 7760 56255th 1986 - 1987 913 8849 52756th 1987 - 1988 1011 7160 51157th 1988 - 1989 1498 12265 63058th 1989 - 1990 1427 12563 663 149 6459th 1990 - 1991 1142 16204 1031 122 2560th 1991 - 1992 918 21624 1241 150 9661st 1992 - 1993 1125 15150 1013 149 3862nd 1993 - 1994 2037 47789 1137 335 Not Recorded 12355963rd 1994 - 1995 1659 42658 1427 306 Not Recorded 12728364th 1995 - 1996 1562 60974 1784 283 Not Recorded 11657665th 1996 - 1997 987 37138 885 169 Not Recorded 10156266th 1997 - 1998 1301 40977 775 79 68 12408167th 1998 - 1999 1838 60993 1354 106 147 12800768th 1999 - 2000 1097 70240 1259 109 82 15170269th 2000 - 2001 1325 113823 1674 196 157 14394070th 2001 - 2002 1926 83698 1606 476 14461571st 2002 - 2003 1847 88182 1389 323 149594

Grand Total 42279 790540 39808 2952 677 1795165Rescues Preventive

ActionsFirst Aids Searches Call outs Hours

Patrolled

In the 2001-02 season incidents could be reported as a combination of rescue andor first aid andor search Prior to the 2001-02 season an incident could only be recorded once as a rescue or first aid or search or call out

The Grand Total of rescues is calculated from the sum of the figures from the 4th Annual report forward plus 1681 the totalrescues made by clubs prior to the 1935-36 season which is stated in the 3rd annual report

Season

Recording of searches

commenced in 1989 1990

Recording of hours commenced again

1993 1994

Recording of call outs commenced in

1989 1990

Call outswere changed to a type of service in

2001 2002

APPENDIX 20

13

ANNUAL PATROL STATS ndash THE ANNUAL PATROL AND INCIDENT STATISTICS FOR THE 2003-2004 SEASON

APPENDIX 21

SURF LIFE SAVING NORTHERN REGION

Bethells Beach S L S P 2219 85 68 8 4758

Karekare S L S P 2445 47 20 15 4783

Kariaotahi L S 1810 56 36 2 5056

Mairangi Bay L S 206 5 19 4 2625

Mangawhai Heads V L S 2705 77 37 5 3876

Muriwai L S 3122 117 104 9 6277

Omaha L S 943 27 27 10 3538

Orewa S L S C 892 26 111 6 3903

Piha L S 6096 254 204 17 6069

Raglan S L S C 5061 71 60 23 4390

Red Beach S L S C 156 15 18 3 2612

Ruakaka S L S C 827 2 23 8 3352

Sunset Beach L S 1442 40 18 1 3391

United North Piha L S 2143 45 50 7 4909

Waipu Cove S L S C 1123 12 21 1 3336

Whangarei Heads S L S P 1421 19 22 3 3719

TOTAL 32611 898 838 122 66592

SURF LIFE SAVING BAY OF PLENTY

Hot Water Beach C R S 1924 5 10 4 1067

Maketu S L S C 0 0 0 0 0

Mount Maunganui L S 9136 32 87 14 4048

Omanu S L S C 3113 27 52 8 2853

Onemana Beach R S 1052 22 11 7 926

Opotiki S L S C 363 6 11 2 970

Papamoa S L S C 10010 75 50 9 3604

Pauanui S L S C 1874 19 38 4 1778

Pukehina S L S C 848 24 10 2 562

Tairua S L S C 557 6 23 0 1717

Taupo L C 2 0 1 0 64

Waihi S L S C 2673 23 28 2 2930

Whakatane S L S C 2431 3 13 3 2309

Whangamata S L S C 2224 99 83 12 5454

Whiritoa S L S C 1433 52 34 0 2023

TOTAL 37640 393 451 67 30304

SURF LIFE SAVING GISBORNE

Midway S L S C 186 9 11 2 1300

Tolaga Bay S L S C 0 0 0 0 0

Waikanae S L S C 77 3 2 1 828

Wainui S L S C 371 6 5 1 935

Gisborne R L 664 13 17 5 1779

TOTAL 1298 31 35 9 4841

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

14

ANNUAL PATROL STATS ndash THE ANNUAL PATROL AND INCIDENT STATISTICS FOR THE 2003-2004 SEASON

APPENDIX 21

SURF LIFE SAVING HAWKErsquoS BAY

935

Pacific S L S C 96 0 2 0 736

2017

1794

2525

TOTAL 2669 53 71 39 8006

SURF LIFE SAVING TARANAKI

East End S L S C 482 1 6 1 1334

1386

1680

1298

280

4419 8 26 4 3102

0 1 0 2 61

TOTAL 8981 53 86 13 9140

WESTERN DISTRICTS SURF LIFE SAVING ASSOCIATION

1014

1033

1242

1279

2214

TOTAL 5802 77 62 19 6781

SURF LIFE SAVING WELLINGTON

Maranui S L S C

Paekakariki S L

Titahi Bay S L S C 469 0 28 5 1104

TOTAL 3487 85 58 9 6047

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

SURF LIFE SAVING CANTERBURY

Kotuku S L S C

Nelson S L S C

TOTAL 2964 80 115 25 14629

SURF LIFE SAVING OTAGO

Kaka Point S L S C 429 1 4 1 1108

St Clair S L S C 1424 20 9 2 2249

St Kilda S L S C 1105 11 15 5 1995

TOTAL 4749 39 43 11 9168

GRAND TOTAL 100201 1709 1759 314 155507

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

15

NZ HERALD ndash RESCUES FALL ndash BY ROSALEEN MACBRAYNE 22012003

APPENDIX 22

SURF RESCUES FALL AS PUBLIC GETS MESSAGERescues at the nationrsquos beaches at the height of the holiday period were barely a quarter of those of the previous year records show

Surf Life Saving NZ chief executive Geoff Barry said yesterday the latest statistics showed there had been 524 rescues up until January 14 compared with last seasonrsquos 1900 Interventions before people got into difficulty were about the same as this time last year

There have been five drownings at surf beaches since Labour Weekend compared with eight for the same period last season However only two of the beaches were patrolled

The Bay of Plenty had 124 rescues so far this month 79 of them on January 1 and 2 said Mr Barry

Rescues were linked to unpredictable factors such as weather and surf conditions but lifeguards were reporting ldquoan improved public responserdquo this summer said Mr Barry

People were perhaps more safety-conscious and guards more proactive There did not appear to be any single cause for the improvement

ldquoGenerally speaking the issues are the same as usual On busy days there is still a lack of respect for swimming between the flags yet statistics show it is safer to go where the lifeguards arerdquo said Mr Barry

The hardy annuals such as body boarding without fins and going into the water with too many clothes on still keep guards on their toes a Herald survey shows

Ignoring signs and moving outside flagged areas away from the crowds are the most common mistakes

At Mt Maunganui a man tied his dog to a sign warning of a dangerous rip then dived into the tide said head lifeguard Ryan Scholes

When surf lifesavers approached him the ldquonot very strongrdquo swimmer said he was only going in for a little while and thought he would be okay

On busy beaches swimmers often drape towels over signs obscuring the warning

Surf Life Saving northern region president Tim Jago was patrolling at Muriwai when a large woman clad in bra and pants waded in at the same spot outside the flags where two people had just been rescued

When two guards swam out to see if she needed assistance 200m from shore she dog-paddled on

ldquoShe was blissfully unaware and couldnrsquot understand what was wrongrdquo said Mr Jago ldquoThen she realised how far out she was She would never have got backrdquo

It took four lifeguards to load her into an inflatable rescue boat

Less than 20 minutes later her surf-boarding teenage son had to be rescued and she gave him a lecture

ldquoIt was very bizarrerdquo Mr Jago said

At Gisbornersquos popular Wainui Beach head guard Jason Green said many more people were swimming outside the flags this summer Many big-city holidaymakers wanted to swim straight in front of the houses they were staying in

When guards explained it was safer to walk ldquoa couple of hundred metresrdquo to the patrolled areas they just said ldquoYeah yeahrdquo and carried on Mr Green said

16

NZ HERALD ndash VICIOUS RIP ndash BY PAUL YANDALL 06112001

APPENDIX 23

VICIOUS RIP CLAIMS SURF SEASONrsquoS FIRST LIFEEneasi Kama was about to hit the sand after a brief evening dip when the rip caught him

It dragged the 28-year-old Mangere man beneath the waves at Karekare Beach and pulled him out to sea

The body of the Telecom computer engineer contractor has yet to be found and he is presumed drowned

It is the first drowning of a beach swimmer since the summer surf lifesaving season started at Labour Weekend

A friend also caught in Sundayrsquos rip Tim Chavers said he and Mr Kama had arrived at the beach with Mr Kamarsquos partner Sarah Chavers only minutes earlier about 5 pm

Mr Chavers said he and Sarah his sister were from England and unused to NZ beaches but they did not see any signs warning of dangerous rips and the surf appeared light

ldquoThe waves were fine It was not rough at all so we thought wersquod just go in for a diprdquo

He and Mr Kama who was not a strong swimmer were in the water for about 10 minutes when they were caught by the rip about halfway along the beach

ldquoIt was so powerful it ripped my togs off down to my ankles and held me downrdquo said Mr Chavers

ldquoAll I remember was tumbling around underwater with sand in my facerdquo

He lost sight of Mr Kama during the struggle to shore

ldquoI was fighting for my life but I didnrsquot think I was going to make it I donrsquot know how I got out of it in the end I turned around to see where Eneasi was but I couldnrsquot see himrdquo

Mr Chavers and his sister alerted off-duty lifeguards who had just finished for the day They launched an inflatable rescue boat within minutes and were soon joined by other searchers including the WestpacTrust rescue helicopter

Lifeguard Shawn Wanden said he swam out to where Mr Kama was last seen but could not find him

ldquoI was absolutely exhausted when I got back Thatrsquos how tough the rip wasrdquo

He said there was one regular rip along the beach but Mr Kama was caught by one formed by the outgoing tide

An aerial and shoreline search by police family and friends failed to find any trace of him and it was called off yesterday

Water Safety New Zealand spokesman Brendon Ward said the death was a reminder of how dangerous Aucklandrsquos west coast beaches were

He said it was the 11th death of a swimmer at Karekare since 1980

That compared with 29 at Piha ndash the highest in the country ndash 14 at Muriwai and six at Te Henga (Bethells Beach) giving a total of 60 swimmers drowned off the west coast since 1980

Mr Ward said that if people found themselves caught in a rip the most important thing to do was not panic

ldquoStay afloat and go with the flow When you feel the rip start to die head for the beach in the direction of the nearest breaking waves ndash that way you can surf back inrdquo

17

1

2

3

4

3

4

3

4

DANGER RIP CURRENTS

EACH YEAR PEOPLE GET INTO DIFFICULTY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE BEACH DANGERS

A RIP IS A BODY OF WATER MOVING OUT TO SEA TO ESCAPE FROM A RIP CURRENT

ndash Swim across to the nearest breaking waves

IF IN TROUBLE

ndash Donrsquot panic ndash Raise your hand to alert the surf lifeguards ndash Swim to the side do not swim against the current

IDENTIFYING FEATURES OF A RIP

1 Calm patches on surf with waves breaking each side

2 Rippled or criss cross water

3 Discoloured water because sand is stirred up

4 Foamy water with debris

Rip currents are hard to see on a windy day

APPENDIX 24

18

KNOW YOUR SURF HAZARDS ndash GO TO THE LIBRARY OR LOOK UP THE WEB AND FIND OUT ABOUT SURF BEACH CONDITIONS

APPENDIX 25

RIPSDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WAVESDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WINDDefinition

Why are they dangerous

19

CURRICULUM SPECIFICS

SURF SENSE YEAR 5-6BEACH SCENE ndash CREATE YOUR OWN BEACH SCENE USING THE CUT-OUTS YOU HAVE FOUND

APPENDIX 26

20

SIGNS AND FLAGS ndash THE FOLLOWING SIGNS amp FLAGS ARE USED BY SURF LIFEGUARDS IN NEW ZEALAND

APPENDIX 27

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONGraphic symbols are used on patrol by Surf Lifeguards Symbols such as the red and yellow flags and our red and yellow clothing are used to indicate safe swimming areas and who we are

We also use water safety signs to communicate with the public in regards to safe water areas and behaviours

We use graphic symbols to communicate because many people will not understand or take the time to read written warnings It is therefore necessary to use clearly recognised images and colours to assist them in understanding our water safety messages

PATROL FLAG

SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS SIGN

International Patrol Flag

Used together this Flag and Sign indicate Surf Lifeguard Patrolled Areas SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS sign can also be used separately at beach access ways and other areas to indicate where the flagged area is

SURF RESCUE EQUIPMENT

This is used to indicate to the public that emergency rescue equipment is available for their use such as can buoy stations rescue equipment outposts Community Rescue Services

DANGER RIPS

Placed on the beach to indicate to beachgoers that there is a RIP present and therefore too dangerous for swimming

DANGER SIGN

International ldquoNo Swimming Logordquo

Used to indicate localised danger areas such as rips holes or when the beach is closed because the surf is too dangerous to set out PATROL FLAGS then these signs are placed on the beach instead

SHARK SIGN

International ldquoSharkrdquo Logo

Used when there is a shark sighting Remove PATROL FLAGS and place SHARK sign on the beach

DANGER FLAG

International ldquoNo Swimmingrdquo Logo

Fly from Clubhouse in place of the PATROL FLAG when sea conditions are too dangerous to designate a patrolled area on the beach

SIGNAL FLAG

Used for communicating with other Surf Lifeguards through the SLSNZ signals system Now largely replaced by rescue tubes

Funding Partner

SI6

532

1 02

14

21

PIHA RIP ndash THE CALM SPOT ON THIS SURF BEACH IS A RIP

APPENDIX 18

APPENDIX 18PIHA RIP ndash THE CALM SPOT ON THIS SURF BEACH IS A RIP

11

ROLE OF THE SURF LIFEGUARD ndash ADAPTED FROM SURF LIFE SAVING BAY OF PLENTY

APPENDIX 19

DROWNING IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH IN NEW ZEALAND FROM AGES 1 TO 34 ndash (NHIS MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORTALITY AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA 1994-1998)

Surf Lifeguards strive to prevent death by drowning by proactive patrolling techniques which include lsquopreventative actionsrsquo (preventing a potential life threatening situation) and saving lives through rescues

As well as Rescues and Preventative Actions Lifeguards are also called upon for medical emergencies first aids search and rescue operations and after hour call outs that occur in their area

All Surf Lifesaving Clubs provide surf patrols on their beaches The patrol is coordinated by the Patrol Captain who is responsible for the coordination of ensuring the safety of beach goers

Unlike untrained citizens who bravely or impulsively respond to an unexpected emergency Lifeguards are specially prepared to prevent anticipate and respond to emergencies in and around the aquatic environment Most Lifeguards will perform countless lifesaving acts with little recognition It is after all the basic job of a Lifeguard to help to ensure that those who visit New Zealand beaches return home alive and uninjured Not all accidents can be prevented but well trained Lifeguards rescue hundreds of people from drowning each year and perform many times that number of preventative actions to intervene before emergencies develop

Red and Yellow Flags indicate the safe swimming areas that are patrolled by Lifeguards This area has been assessed by Lifeguards as the safest area for you to swim Lifeguards may monitor the beach from a Surveillance Tower or by roving patrols on foot by BP IRB (Inflatable Rescue Boat) or Mobile All Terrain Vehicle Surf Lifeguards will continually monitor the beach to assess its continued safety throughout the day however the priority of Lifeguarding resources is maintained for the lsquoFlagged Arearsquo and may use whistles or directions to ask you to move into a safer position or cease an activity that may be dangerous These requests are given in the interests of your safety Please assist by complying with all requests made while you are at the beach

12

PATROLLING ACTIVITIES ndash SURF LIFE SAVING STATISTICS

AnnualReport Rescues

PreventiveActions First Aids Searches Call outs

HoursPatrolled

1st 1932 - 1933 352nd 1933 - 1934 823rd 1934 - 1935 1564th 1935 - 1936 1185th 1936 - 1937 216 1466th 1937 - 1938 141 1987th 1938 - 1939 156 151 686008th 1939 - 1940 237 189 654329th 1940 - 1941 168 233 6238510th 1941 - 1942 48 136 4139511th 1942 - 1943 46 134 3836712th 1943 - 1944 69 14 3932813th 1944 - 1945 84 57 3682314th 1945 - 1946 87 101 4001215th 1946 - 1947 98 105 4589716th 1947 - 1948 143 137 4600717th 1948 - 1949 222 16618th 1949 - 1950 144 Recording of 24019th 1950 - 1951 225 27820th 1951 - 1952 56 9021st 1952 - 1953 114 Not Recorded22nd 1953 - 1954 171 9223rd 1954 - 1955 161 16524th 1955 - 1956 284 46625th 1956 - 1957 325 37426th 1957 - 1958 158 20127th 1958 - 1959 224 32528th 1959 - 1960 183 27929th 1960 - 1961 142 19230th 1961 - 1962 251 44831st 1962 - 1963 232 49232nd 1963 - 1964 200 44633rd 1964 - 1965 329 51134th 1965 - 1966 348 50735th 1966 - 1967 289 50036th 1967 - 1968 413 65337th 1968 - 1969 330 60838th 1969 - 1970 526 80239th 1970 - 1971 527 94340th 1971 - 1972 383 76741st 1972 - 1973 547 2371 77742nd 1973 - 1974 417 2296 90943rd 1974 - 1975 899 4519 107444th 1975 - 1976 312 1336 60945th 1976 - 1977 517 3234 89446th 1977 - 1978 516 4250 82947th 1978 - 1979 353 2596 73548th 1979 - 1980 490 5413 85049th 1980 - 1981 723 2802 65050th 1981 - 1982 776 3339 53051st 1982 - 1983 607 1947 29752nd 1983 - 1984 714 2573 54253rd 1984 - 1985 1283 5817 49854th 1985 - 1986 983 7760 56255th 1986 - 1987 913 8849 52756th 1987 - 1988 1011 7160 51157th 1988 - 1989 1498 12265 63058th 1989 - 1990 1427 12563 663 149 6459th 1990 - 1991 1142 16204 1031 122 2560th 1991 - 1992 918 21624 1241 150 9661st 1992 - 1993 1125 15150 1013 149 3862nd 1993 - 1994 2037 47789 1137 335 Not Recorded 12355963rd 1994 - 1995 1659 42658 1427 306 Not Recorded 12728364th 1995 - 1996 1562 60974 1784 283 Not Recorded 11657665th 1996 - 1997 987 37138 885 169 Not Recorded 10156266th 1997 - 1998 1301 40977 775 79 68 12408167th 1998 - 1999 1838 60993 1354 106 147 12800768th 1999 - 2000 1097 70240 1259 109 82 15170269th 2000 - 2001 1325 113823 1674 196 157 14394070th 2001 - 2002 1926 83698 1606 476 14461571st 2002 - 2003 1847 88182 1389 323 149594

Grand Total 42279 790540 39808 2952 677 1795165Rescues Preventive

ActionsFirst Aids Searches Call outs Hours

Patrolled

In the 2001-02 season incidents could be reported as a combination of rescue andor first aid andor search Prior to the 2001-02 season an incident could only be recorded once as a rescue or first aid or search or call out

The Grand Total of rescues is calculated from the sum of the figures from the 4th Annual report forward plus 1681 the totalrescues made by clubs prior to the 1935-36 season which is stated in the 3rd annual report

Season

Recording of searches

commenced in 1989 1990

Recording of hours commenced again

1993 1994

Recording of call outs commenced in

1989 1990

Call outswere changed to a type of service in

2001 2002

APPENDIX 20

13

ANNUAL PATROL STATS ndash THE ANNUAL PATROL AND INCIDENT STATISTICS FOR THE 2003-2004 SEASON

APPENDIX 21

SURF LIFE SAVING NORTHERN REGION

Bethells Beach S L S P 2219 85 68 8 4758

Karekare S L S P 2445 47 20 15 4783

Kariaotahi L S 1810 56 36 2 5056

Mairangi Bay L S 206 5 19 4 2625

Mangawhai Heads V L S 2705 77 37 5 3876

Muriwai L S 3122 117 104 9 6277

Omaha L S 943 27 27 10 3538

Orewa S L S C 892 26 111 6 3903

Piha L S 6096 254 204 17 6069

Raglan S L S C 5061 71 60 23 4390

Red Beach S L S C 156 15 18 3 2612

Ruakaka S L S C 827 2 23 8 3352

Sunset Beach L S 1442 40 18 1 3391

United North Piha L S 2143 45 50 7 4909

Waipu Cove S L S C 1123 12 21 1 3336

Whangarei Heads S L S P 1421 19 22 3 3719

TOTAL 32611 898 838 122 66592

SURF LIFE SAVING BAY OF PLENTY

Hot Water Beach C R S 1924 5 10 4 1067

Maketu S L S C 0 0 0 0 0

Mount Maunganui L S 9136 32 87 14 4048

Omanu S L S C 3113 27 52 8 2853

Onemana Beach R S 1052 22 11 7 926

Opotiki S L S C 363 6 11 2 970

Papamoa S L S C 10010 75 50 9 3604

Pauanui S L S C 1874 19 38 4 1778

Pukehina S L S C 848 24 10 2 562

Tairua S L S C 557 6 23 0 1717

Taupo L C 2 0 1 0 64

Waihi S L S C 2673 23 28 2 2930

Whakatane S L S C 2431 3 13 3 2309

Whangamata S L S C 2224 99 83 12 5454

Whiritoa S L S C 1433 52 34 0 2023

TOTAL 37640 393 451 67 30304

SURF LIFE SAVING GISBORNE

Midway S L S C 186 9 11 2 1300

Tolaga Bay S L S C 0 0 0 0 0

Waikanae S L S C 77 3 2 1 828

Wainui S L S C 371 6 5 1 935

Gisborne R L 664 13 17 5 1779

TOTAL 1298 31 35 9 4841

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

14

ANNUAL PATROL STATS ndash THE ANNUAL PATROL AND INCIDENT STATISTICS FOR THE 2003-2004 SEASON

APPENDIX 21

SURF LIFE SAVING HAWKErsquoS BAY

935

Pacific S L S C 96 0 2 0 736

2017

1794

2525

TOTAL 2669 53 71 39 8006

SURF LIFE SAVING TARANAKI

East End S L S C 482 1 6 1 1334

1386

1680

1298

280

4419 8 26 4 3102

0 1 0 2 61

TOTAL 8981 53 86 13 9140

WESTERN DISTRICTS SURF LIFE SAVING ASSOCIATION

1014

1033

1242

1279

2214

TOTAL 5802 77 62 19 6781

SURF LIFE SAVING WELLINGTON

Maranui S L S C

Paekakariki S L

Titahi Bay S L S C 469 0 28 5 1104

TOTAL 3487 85 58 9 6047

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

SURF LIFE SAVING CANTERBURY

Kotuku S L S C

Nelson S L S C

TOTAL 2964 80 115 25 14629

SURF LIFE SAVING OTAGO

Kaka Point S L S C 429 1 4 1 1108

St Clair S L S C 1424 20 9 2 2249

St Kilda S L S C 1105 11 15 5 1995

TOTAL 4749 39 43 11 9168

GRAND TOTAL 100201 1709 1759 314 155507

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

15

NZ HERALD ndash RESCUES FALL ndash BY ROSALEEN MACBRAYNE 22012003

APPENDIX 22

SURF RESCUES FALL AS PUBLIC GETS MESSAGERescues at the nationrsquos beaches at the height of the holiday period were barely a quarter of those of the previous year records show

Surf Life Saving NZ chief executive Geoff Barry said yesterday the latest statistics showed there had been 524 rescues up until January 14 compared with last seasonrsquos 1900 Interventions before people got into difficulty were about the same as this time last year

There have been five drownings at surf beaches since Labour Weekend compared with eight for the same period last season However only two of the beaches were patrolled

The Bay of Plenty had 124 rescues so far this month 79 of them on January 1 and 2 said Mr Barry

Rescues were linked to unpredictable factors such as weather and surf conditions but lifeguards were reporting ldquoan improved public responserdquo this summer said Mr Barry

People were perhaps more safety-conscious and guards more proactive There did not appear to be any single cause for the improvement

ldquoGenerally speaking the issues are the same as usual On busy days there is still a lack of respect for swimming between the flags yet statistics show it is safer to go where the lifeguards arerdquo said Mr Barry

The hardy annuals such as body boarding without fins and going into the water with too many clothes on still keep guards on their toes a Herald survey shows

Ignoring signs and moving outside flagged areas away from the crowds are the most common mistakes

At Mt Maunganui a man tied his dog to a sign warning of a dangerous rip then dived into the tide said head lifeguard Ryan Scholes

When surf lifesavers approached him the ldquonot very strongrdquo swimmer said he was only going in for a little while and thought he would be okay

On busy beaches swimmers often drape towels over signs obscuring the warning

Surf Life Saving northern region president Tim Jago was patrolling at Muriwai when a large woman clad in bra and pants waded in at the same spot outside the flags where two people had just been rescued

When two guards swam out to see if she needed assistance 200m from shore she dog-paddled on

ldquoShe was blissfully unaware and couldnrsquot understand what was wrongrdquo said Mr Jago ldquoThen she realised how far out she was She would never have got backrdquo

It took four lifeguards to load her into an inflatable rescue boat

Less than 20 minutes later her surf-boarding teenage son had to be rescued and she gave him a lecture

ldquoIt was very bizarrerdquo Mr Jago said

At Gisbornersquos popular Wainui Beach head guard Jason Green said many more people were swimming outside the flags this summer Many big-city holidaymakers wanted to swim straight in front of the houses they were staying in

When guards explained it was safer to walk ldquoa couple of hundred metresrdquo to the patrolled areas they just said ldquoYeah yeahrdquo and carried on Mr Green said

16

NZ HERALD ndash VICIOUS RIP ndash BY PAUL YANDALL 06112001

APPENDIX 23

VICIOUS RIP CLAIMS SURF SEASONrsquoS FIRST LIFEEneasi Kama was about to hit the sand after a brief evening dip when the rip caught him

It dragged the 28-year-old Mangere man beneath the waves at Karekare Beach and pulled him out to sea

The body of the Telecom computer engineer contractor has yet to be found and he is presumed drowned

It is the first drowning of a beach swimmer since the summer surf lifesaving season started at Labour Weekend

A friend also caught in Sundayrsquos rip Tim Chavers said he and Mr Kama had arrived at the beach with Mr Kamarsquos partner Sarah Chavers only minutes earlier about 5 pm

Mr Chavers said he and Sarah his sister were from England and unused to NZ beaches but they did not see any signs warning of dangerous rips and the surf appeared light

ldquoThe waves were fine It was not rough at all so we thought wersquod just go in for a diprdquo

He and Mr Kama who was not a strong swimmer were in the water for about 10 minutes when they were caught by the rip about halfway along the beach

ldquoIt was so powerful it ripped my togs off down to my ankles and held me downrdquo said Mr Chavers

ldquoAll I remember was tumbling around underwater with sand in my facerdquo

He lost sight of Mr Kama during the struggle to shore

ldquoI was fighting for my life but I didnrsquot think I was going to make it I donrsquot know how I got out of it in the end I turned around to see where Eneasi was but I couldnrsquot see himrdquo

Mr Chavers and his sister alerted off-duty lifeguards who had just finished for the day They launched an inflatable rescue boat within minutes and were soon joined by other searchers including the WestpacTrust rescue helicopter

Lifeguard Shawn Wanden said he swam out to where Mr Kama was last seen but could not find him

ldquoI was absolutely exhausted when I got back Thatrsquos how tough the rip wasrdquo

He said there was one regular rip along the beach but Mr Kama was caught by one formed by the outgoing tide

An aerial and shoreline search by police family and friends failed to find any trace of him and it was called off yesterday

Water Safety New Zealand spokesman Brendon Ward said the death was a reminder of how dangerous Aucklandrsquos west coast beaches were

He said it was the 11th death of a swimmer at Karekare since 1980

That compared with 29 at Piha ndash the highest in the country ndash 14 at Muriwai and six at Te Henga (Bethells Beach) giving a total of 60 swimmers drowned off the west coast since 1980

Mr Ward said that if people found themselves caught in a rip the most important thing to do was not panic

ldquoStay afloat and go with the flow When you feel the rip start to die head for the beach in the direction of the nearest breaking waves ndash that way you can surf back inrdquo

17

1

2

3

4

3

4

3

4

DANGER RIP CURRENTS

EACH YEAR PEOPLE GET INTO DIFFICULTY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE BEACH DANGERS

A RIP IS A BODY OF WATER MOVING OUT TO SEA TO ESCAPE FROM A RIP CURRENT

ndash Swim across to the nearest breaking waves

IF IN TROUBLE

ndash Donrsquot panic ndash Raise your hand to alert the surf lifeguards ndash Swim to the side do not swim against the current

IDENTIFYING FEATURES OF A RIP

1 Calm patches on surf with waves breaking each side

2 Rippled or criss cross water

3 Discoloured water because sand is stirred up

4 Foamy water with debris

Rip currents are hard to see on a windy day

APPENDIX 24

18

KNOW YOUR SURF HAZARDS ndash GO TO THE LIBRARY OR LOOK UP THE WEB AND FIND OUT ABOUT SURF BEACH CONDITIONS

APPENDIX 25

RIPSDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WAVESDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WINDDefinition

Why are they dangerous

19

CURRICULUM SPECIFICS

SURF SENSE YEAR 5-6BEACH SCENE ndash CREATE YOUR OWN BEACH SCENE USING THE CUT-OUTS YOU HAVE FOUND

APPENDIX 26

20

SIGNS AND FLAGS ndash THE FOLLOWING SIGNS amp FLAGS ARE USED BY SURF LIFEGUARDS IN NEW ZEALAND

APPENDIX 27

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONGraphic symbols are used on patrol by Surf Lifeguards Symbols such as the red and yellow flags and our red and yellow clothing are used to indicate safe swimming areas and who we are

We also use water safety signs to communicate with the public in regards to safe water areas and behaviours

We use graphic symbols to communicate because many people will not understand or take the time to read written warnings It is therefore necessary to use clearly recognised images and colours to assist them in understanding our water safety messages

PATROL FLAG

SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS SIGN

International Patrol Flag

Used together this Flag and Sign indicate Surf Lifeguard Patrolled Areas SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS sign can also be used separately at beach access ways and other areas to indicate where the flagged area is

SURF RESCUE EQUIPMENT

This is used to indicate to the public that emergency rescue equipment is available for their use such as can buoy stations rescue equipment outposts Community Rescue Services

DANGER RIPS

Placed on the beach to indicate to beachgoers that there is a RIP present and therefore too dangerous for swimming

DANGER SIGN

International ldquoNo Swimming Logordquo

Used to indicate localised danger areas such as rips holes or when the beach is closed because the surf is too dangerous to set out PATROL FLAGS then these signs are placed on the beach instead

SHARK SIGN

International ldquoSharkrdquo Logo

Used when there is a shark sighting Remove PATROL FLAGS and place SHARK sign on the beach

DANGER FLAG

International ldquoNo Swimmingrdquo Logo

Fly from Clubhouse in place of the PATROL FLAG when sea conditions are too dangerous to designate a patrolled area on the beach

SIGNAL FLAG

Used for communicating with other Surf Lifeguards through the SLSNZ signals system Now largely replaced by rescue tubes

Funding Partner

SI6

532

1 02

14

21

ROLE OF THE SURF LIFEGUARD ndash ADAPTED FROM SURF LIFE SAVING BAY OF PLENTY

APPENDIX 19

DROWNING IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH IN NEW ZEALAND FROM AGES 1 TO 34 ndash (NHIS MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORTALITY AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA 1994-1998)

Surf Lifeguards strive to prevent death by drowning by proactive patrolling techniques which include lsquopreventative actionsrsquo (preventing a potential life threatening situation) and saving lives through rescues

As well as Rescues and Preventative Actions Lifeguards are also called upon for medical emergencies first aids search and rescue operations and after hour call outs that occur in their area

All Surf Lifesaving Clubs provide surf patrols on their beaches The patrol is coordinated by the Patrol Captain who is responsible for the coordination of ensuring the safety of beach goers

Unlike untrained citizens who bravely or impulsively respond to an unexpected emergency Lifeguards are specially prepared to prevent anticipate and respond to emergencies in and around the aquatic environment Most Lifeguards will perform countless lifesaving acts with little recognition It is after all the basic job of a Lifeguard to help to ensure that those who visit New Zealand beaches return home alive and uninjured Not all accidents can be prevented but well trained Lifeguards rescue hundreds of people from drowning each year and perform many times that number of preventative actions to intervene before emergencies develop

Red and Yellow Flags indicate the safe swimming areas that are patrolled by Lifeguards This area has been assessed by Lifeguards as the safest area for you to swim Lifeguards may monitor the beach from a Surveillance Tower or by roving patrols on foot by BP IRB (Inflatable Rescue Boat) or Mobile All Terrain Vehicle Surf Lifeguards will continually monitor the beach to assess its continued safety throughout the day however the priority of Lifeguarding resources is maintained for the lsquoFlagged Arearsquo and may use whistles or directions to ask you to move into a safer position or cease an activity that may be dangerous These requests are given in the interests of your safety Please assist by complying with all requests made while you are at the beach

12

PATROLLING ACTIVITIES ndash SURF LIFE SAVING STATISTICS

AnnualReport Rescues

PreventiveActions First Aids Searches Call outs

HoursPatrolled

1st 1932 - 1933 352nd 1933 - 1934 823rd 1934 - 1935 1564th 1935 - 1936 1185th 1936 - 1937 216 1466th 1937 - 1938 141 1987th 1938 - 1939 156 151 686008th 1939 - 1940 237 189 654329th 1940 - 1941 168 233 6238510th 1941 - 1942 48 136 4139511th 1942 - 1943 46 134 3836712th 1943 - 1944 69 14 3932813th 1944 - 1945 84 57 3682314th 1945 - 1946 87 101 4001215th 1946 - 1947 98 105 4589716th 1947 - 1948 143 137 4600717th 1948 - 1949 222 16618th 1949 - 1950 144 Recording of 24019th 1950 - 1951 225 27820th 1951 - 1952 56 9021st 1952 - 1953 114 Not Recorded22nd 1953 - 1954 171 9223rd 1954 - 1955 161 16524th 1955 - 1956 284 46625th 1956 - 1957 325 37426th 1957 - 1958 158 20127th 1958 - 1959 224 32528th 1959 - 1960 183 27929th 1960 - 1961 142 19230th 1961 - 1962 251 44831st 1962 - 1963 232 49232nd 1963 - 1964 200 44633rd 1964 - 1965 329 51134th 1965 - 1966 348 50735th 1966 - 1967 289 50036th 1967 - 1968 413 65337th 1968 - 1969 330 60838th 1969 - 1970 526 80239th 1970 - 1971 527 94340th 1971 - 1972 383 76741st 1972 - 1973 547 2371 77742nd 1973 - 1974 417 2296 90943rd 1974 - 1975 899 4519 107444th 1975 - 1976 312 1336 60945th 1976 - 1977 517 3234 89446th 1977 - 1978 516 4250 82947th 1978 - 1979 353 2596 73548th 1979 - 1980 490 5413 85049th 1980 - 1981 723 2802 65050th 1981 - 1982 776 3339 53051st 1982 - 1983 607 1947 29752nd 1983 - 1984 714 2573 54253rd 1984 - 1985 1283 5817 49854th 1985 - 1986 983 7760 56255th 1986 - 1987 913 8849 52756th 1987 - 1988 1011 7160 51157th 1988 - 1989 1498 12265 63058th 1989 - 1990 1427 12563 663 149 6459th 1990 - 1991 1142 16204 1031 122 2560th 1991 - 1992 918 21624 1241 150 9661st 1992 - 1993 1125 15150 1013 149 3862nd 1993 - 1994 2037 47789 1137 335 Not Recorded 12355963rd 1994 - 1995 1659 42658 1427 306 Not Recorded 12728364th 1995 - 1996 1562 60974 1784 283 Not Recorded 11657665th 1996 - 1997 987 37138 885 169 Not Recorded 10156266th 1997 - 1998 1301 40977 775 79 68 12408167th 1998 - 1999 1838 60993 1354 106 147 12800768th 1999 - 2000 1097 70240 1259 109 82 15170269th 2000 - 2001 1325 113823 1674 196 157 14394070th 2001 - 2002 1926 83698 1606 476 14461571st 2002 - 2003 1847 88182 1389 323 149594

Grand Total 42279 790540 39808 2952 677 1795165Rescues Preventive

ActionsFirst Aids Searches Call outs Hours

Patrolled

In the 2001-02 season incidents could be reported as a combination of rescue andor first aid andor search Prior to the 2001-02 season an incident could only be recorded once as a rescue or first aid or search or call out

The Grand Total of rescues is calculated from the sum of the figures from the 4th Annual report forward plus 1681 the totalrescues made by clubs prior to the 1935-36 season which is stated in the 3rd annual report

Season

Recording of searches

commenced in 1989 1990

Recording of hours commenced again

1993 1994

Recording of call outs commenced in

1989 1990

Call outswere changed to a type of service in

2001 2002

APPENDIX 20

13

ANNUAL PATROL STATS ndash THE ANNUAL PATROL AND INCIDENT STATISTICS FOR THE 2003-2004 SEASON

APPENDIX 21

SURF LIFE SAVING NORTHERN REGION

Bethells Beach S L S P 2219 85 68 8 4758

Karekare S L S P 2445 47 20 15 4783

Kariaotahi L S 1810 56 36 2 5056

Mairangi Bay L S 206 5 19 4 2625

Mangawhai Heads V L S 2705 77 37 5 3876

Muriwai L S 3122 117 104 9 6277

Omaha L S 943 27 27 10 3538

Orewa S L S C 892 26 111 6 3903

Piha L S 6096 254 204 17 6069

Raglan S L S C 5061 71 60 23 4390

Red Beach S L S C 156 15 18 3 2612

Ruakaka S L S C 827 2 23 8 3352

Sunset Beach L S 1442 40 18 1 3391

United North Piha L S 2143 45 50 7 4909

Waipu Cove S L S C 1123 12 21 1 3336

Whangarei Heads S L S P 1421 19 22 3 3719

TOTAL 32611 898 838 122 66592

SURF LIFE SAVING BAY OF PLENTY

Hot Water Beach C R S 1924 5 10 4 1067

Maketu S L S C 0 0 0 0 0

Mount Maunganui L S 9136 32 87 14 4048

Omanu S L S C 3113 27 52 8 2853

Onemana Beach R S 1052 22 11 7 926

Opotiki S L S C 363 6 11 2 970

Papamoa S L S C 10010 75 50 9 3604

Pauanui S L S C 1874 19 38 4 1778

Pukehina S L S C 848 24 10 2 562

Tairua S L S C 557 6 23 0 1717

Taupo L C 2 0 1 0 64

Waihi S L S C 2673 23 28 2 2930

Whakatane S L S C 2431 3 13 3 2309

Whangamata S L S C 2224 99 83 12 5454

Whiritoa S L S C 1433 52 34 0 2023

TOTAL 37640 393 451 67 30304

SURF LIFE SAVING GISBORNE

Midway S L S C 186 9 11 2 1300

Tolaga Bay S L S C 0 0 0 0 0

Waikanae S L S C 77 3 2 1 828

Wainui S L S C 371 6 5 1 935

Gisborne R L 664 13 17 5 1779

TOTAL 1298 31 35 9 4841

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

14

ANNUAL PATROL STATS ndash THE ANNUAL PATROL AND INCIDENT STATISTICS FOR THE 2003-2004 SEASON

APPENDIX 21

SURF LIFE SAVING HAWKErsquoS BAY

935

Pacific S L S C 96 0 2 0 736

2017

1794

2525

TOTAL 2669 53 71 39 8006

SURF LIFE SAVING TARANAKI

East End S L S C 482 1 6 1 1334

1386

1680

1298

280

4419 8 26 4 3102

0 1 0 2 61

TOTAL 8981 53 86 13 9140

WESTERN DISTRICTS SURF LIFE SAVING ASSOCIATION

1014

1033

1242

1279

2214

TOTAL 5802 77 62 19 6781

SURF LIFE SAVING WELLINGTON

Maranui S L S C

Paekakariki S L

Titahi Bay S L S C 469 0 28 5 1104

TOTAL 3487 85 58 9 6047

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

SURF LIFE SAVING CANTERBURY

Kotuku S L S C

Nelson S L S C

TOTAL 2964 80 115 25 14629

SURF LIFE SAVING OTAGO

Kaka Point S L S C 429 1 4 1 1108

St Clair S L S C 1424 20 9 2 2249

St Kilda S L S C 1105 11 15 5 1995

TOTAL 4749 39 43 11 9168

GRAND TOTAL 100201 1709 1759 314 155507

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

15

NZ HERALD ndash RESCUES FALL ndash BY ROSALEEN MACBRAYNE 22012003

APPENDIX 22

SURF RESCUES FALL AS PUBLIC GETS MESSAGERescues at the nationrsquos beaches at the height of the holiday period were barely a quarter of those of the previous year records show

Surf Life Saving NZ chief executive Geoff Barry said yesterday the latest statistics showed there had been 524 rescues up until January 14 compared with last seasonrsquos 1900 Interventions before people got into difficulty were about the same as this time last year

There have been five drownings at surf beaches since Labour Weekend compared with eight for the same period last season However only two of the beaches were patrolled

The Bay of Plenty had 124 rescues so far this month 79 of them on January 1 and 2 said Mr Barry

Rescues were linked to unpredictable factors such as weather and surf conditions but lifeguards were reporting ldquoan improved public responserdquo this summer said Mr Barry

People were perhaps more safety-conscious and guards more proactive There did not appear to be any single cause for the improvement

ldquoGenerally speaking the issues are the same as usual On busy days there is still a lack of respect for swimming between the flags yet statistics show it is safer to go where the lifeguards arerdquo said Mr Barry

The hardy annuals such as body boarding without fins and going into the water with too many clothes on still keep guards on their toes a Herald survey shows

Ignoring signs and moving outside flagged areas away from the crowds are the most common mistakes

At Mt Maunganui a man tied his dog to a sign warning of a dangerous rip then dived into the tide said head lifeguard Ryan Scholes

When surf lifesavers approached him the ldquonot very strongrdquo swimmer said he was only going in for a little while and thought he would be okay

On busy beaches swimmers often drape towels over signs obscuring the warning

Surf Life Saving northern region president Tim Jago was patrolling at Muriwai when a large woman clad in bra and pants waded in at the same spot outside the flags where two people had just been rescued

When two guards swam out to see if she needed assistance 200m from shore she dog-paddled on

ldquoShe was blissfully unaware and couldnrsquot understand what was wrongrdquo said Mr Jago ldquoThen she realised how far out she was She would never have got backrdquo

It took four lifeguards to load her into an inflatable rescue boat

Less than 20 minutes later her surf-boarding teenage son had to be rescued and she gave him a lecture

ldquoIt was very bizarrerdquo Mr Jago said

At Gisbornersquos popular Wainui Beach head guard Jason Green said many more people were swimming outside the flags this summer Many big-city holidaymakers wanted to swim straight in front of the houses they were staying in

When guards explained it was safer to walk ldquoa couple of hundred metresrdquo to the patrolled areas they just said ldquoYeah yeahrdquo and carried on Mr Green said

16

NZ HERALD ndash VICIOUS RIP ndash BY PAUL YANDALL 06112001

APPENDIX 23

VICIOUS RIP CLAIMS SURF SEASONrsquoS FIRST LIFEEneasi Kama was about to hit the sand after a brief evening dip when the rip caught him

It dragged the 28-year-old Mangere man beneath the waves at Karekare Beach and pulled him out to sea

The body of the Telecom computer engineer contractor has yet to be found and he is presumed drowned

It is the first drowning of a beach swimmer since the summer surf lifesaving season started at Labour Weekend

A friend also caught in Sundayrsquos rip Tim Chavers said he and Mr Kama had arrived at the beach with Mr Kamarsquos partner Sarah Chavers only minutes earlier about 5 pm

Mr Chavers said he and Sarah his sister were from England and unused to NZ beaches but they did not see any signs warning of dangerous rips and the surf appeared light

ldquoThe waves were fine It was not rough at all so we thought wersquod just go in for a diprdquo

He and Mr Kama who was not a strong swimmer were in the water for about 10 minutes when they were caught by the rip about halfway along the beach

ldquoIt was so powerful it ripped my togs off down to my ankles and held me downrdquo said Mr Chavers

ldquoAll I remember was tumbling around underwater with sand in my facerdquo

He lost sight of Mr Kama during the struggle to shore

ldquoI was fighting for my life but I didnrsquot think I was going to make it I donrsquot know how I got out of it in the end I turned around to see where Eneasi was but I couldnrsquot see himrdquo

Mr Chavers and his sister alerted off-duty lifeguards who had just finished for the day They launched an inflatable rescue boat within minutes and were soon joined by other searchers including the WestpacTrust rescue helicopter

Lifeguard Shawn Wanden said he swam out to where Mr Kama was last seen but could not find him

ldquoI was absolutely exhausted when I got back Thatrsquos how tough the rip wasrdquo

He said there was one regular rip along the beach but Mr Kama was caught by one formed by the outgoing tide

An aerial and shoreline search by police family and friends failed to find any trace of him and it was called off yesterday

Water Safety New Zealand spokesman Brendon Ward said the death was a reminder of how dangerous Aucklandrsquos west coast beaches were

He said it was the 11th death of a swimmer at Karekare since 1980

That compared with 29 at Piha ndash the highest in the country ndash 14 at Muriwai and six at Te Henga (Bethells Beach) giving a total of 60 swimmers drowned off the west coast since 1980

Mr Ward said that if people found themselves caught in a rip the most important thing to do was not panic

ldquoStay afloat and go with the flow When you feel the rip start to die head for the beach in the direction of the nearest breaking waves ndash that way you can surf back inrdquo

17

1

2

3

4

3

4

3

4

DANGER RIP CURRENTS

EACH YEAR PEOPLE GET INTO DIFFICULTY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE BEACH DANGERS

A RIP IS A BODY OF WATER MOVING OUT TO SEA TO ESCAPE FROM A RIP CURRENT

ndash Swim across to the nearest breaking waves

IF IN TROUBLE

ndash Donrsquot panic ndash Raise your hand to alert the surf lifeguards ndash Swim to the side do not swim against the current

IDENTIFYING FEATURES OF A RIP

1 Calm patches on surf with waves breaking each side

2 Rippled or criss cross water

3 Discoloured water because sand is stirred up

4 Foamy water with debris

Rip currents are hard to see on a windy day

APPENDIX 24

18

KNOW YOUR SURF HAZARDS ndash GO TO THE LIBRARY OR LOOK UP THE WEB AND FIND OUT ABOUT SURF BEACH CONDITIONS

APPENDIX 25

RIPSDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WAVESDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WINDDefinition

Why are they dangerous

19

CURRICULUM SPECIFICS

SURF SENSE YEAR 5-6BEACH SCENE ndash CREATE YOUR OWN BEACH SCENE USING THE CUT-OUTS YOU HAVE FOUND

APPENDIX 26

20

SIGNS AND FLAGS ndash THE FOLLOWING SIGNS amp FLAGS ARE USED BY SURF LIFEGUARDS IN NEW ZEALAND

APPENDIX 27

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONGraphic symbols are used on patrol by Surf Lifeguards Symbols such as the red and yellow flags and our red and yellow clothing are used to indicate safe swimming areas and who we are

We also use water safety signs to communicate with the public in regards to safe water areas and behaviours

We use graphic symbols to communicate because many people will not understand or take the time to read written warnings It is therefore necessary to use clearly recognised images and colours to assist them in understanding our water safety messages

PATROL FLAG

SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS SIGN

International Patrol Flag

Used together this Flag and Sign indicate Surf Lifeguard Patrolled Areas SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS sign can also be used separately at beach access ways and other areas to indicate where the flagged area is

SURF RESCUE EQUIPMENT

This is used to indicate to the public that emergency rescue equipment is available for their use such as can buoy stations rescue equipment outposts Community Rescue Services

DANGER RIPS

Placed on the beach to indicate to beachgoers that there is a RIP present and therefore too dangerous for swimming

DANGER SIGN

International ldquoNo Swimming Logordquo

Used to indicate localised danger areas such as rips holes or when the beach is closed because the surf is too dangerous to set out PATROL FLAGS then these signs are placed on the beach instead

SHARK SIGN

International ldquoSharkrdquo Logo

Used when there is a shark sighting Remove PATROL FLAGS and place SHARK sign on the beach

DANGER FLAG

International ldquoNo Swimmingrdquo Logo

Fly from Clubhouse in place of the PATROL FLAG when sea conditions are too dangerous to designate a patrolled area on the beach

SIGNAL FLAG

Used for communicating with other Surf Lifeguards through the SLSNZ signals system Now largely replaced by rescue tubes

Funding Partner

SI6

532

1 02

14

21

PATROLLING ACTIVITIES ndash SURF LIFE SAVING STATISTICS

AnnualReport Rescues

PreventiveActions First Aids Searches Call outs

HoursPatrolled

1st 1932 - 1933 352nd 1933 - 1934 823rd 1934 - 1935 1564th 1935 - 1936 1185th 1936 - 1937 216 1466th 1937 - 1938 141 1987th 1938 - 1939 156 151 686008th 1939 - 1940 237 189 654329th 1940 - 1941 168 233 6238510th 1941 - 1942 48 136 4139511th 1942 - 1943 46 134 3836712th 1943 - 1944 69 14 3932813th 1944 - 1945 84 57 3682314th 1945 - 1946 87 101 4001215th 1946 - 1947 98 105 4589716th 1947 - 1948 143 137 4600717th 1948 - 1949 222 16618th 1949 - 1950 144 Recording of 24019th 1950 - 1951 225 27820th 1951 - 1952 56 9021st 1952 - 1953 114 Not Recorded22nd 1953 - 1954 171 9223rd 1954 - 1955 161 16524th 1955 - 1956 284 46625th 1956 - 1957 325 37426th 1957 - 1958 158 20127th 1958 - 1959 224 32528th 1959 - 1960 183 27929th 1960 - 1961 142 19230th 1961 - 1962 251 44831st 1962 - 1963 232 49232nd 1963 - 1964 200 44633rd 1964 - 1965 329 51134th 1965 - 1966 348 50735th 1966 - 1967 289 50036th 1967 - 1968 413 65337th 1968 - 1969 330 60838th 1969 - 1970 526 80239th 1970 - 1971 527 94340th 1971 - 1972 383 76741st 1972 - 1973 547 2371 77742nd 1973 - 1974 417 2296 90943rd 1974 - 1975 899 4519 107444th 1975 - 1976 312 1336 60945th 1976 - 1977 517 3234 89446th 1977 - 1978 516 4250 82947th 1978 - 1979 353 2596 73548th 1979 - 1980 490 5413 85049th 1980 - 1981 723 2802 65050th 1981 - 1982 776 3339 53051st 1982 - 1983 607 1947 29752nd 1983 - 1984 714 2573 54253rd 1984 - 1985 1283 5817 49854th 1985 - 1986 983 7760 56255th 1986 - 1987 913 8849 52756th 1987 - 1988 1011 7160 51157th 1988 - 1989 1498 12265 63058th 1989 - 1990 1427 12563 663 149 6459th 1990 - 1991 1142 16204 1031 122 2560th 1991 - 1992 918 21624 1241 150 9661st 1992 - 1993 1125 15150 1013 149 3862nd 1993 - 1994 2037 47789 1137 335 Not Recorded 12355963rd 1994 - 1995 1659 42658 1427 306 Not Recorded 12728364th 1995 - 1996 1562 60974 1784 283 Not Recorded 11657665th 1996 - 1997 987 37138 885 169 Not Recorded 10156266th 1997 - 1998 1301 40977 775 79 68 12408167th 1998 - 1999 1838 60993 1354 106 147 12800768th 1999 - 2000 1097 70240 1259 109 82 15170269th 2000 - 2001 1325 113823 1674 196 157 14394070th 2001 - 2002 1926 83698 1606 476 14461571st 2002 - 2003 1847 88182 1389 323 149594

Grand Total 42279 790540 39808 2952 677 1795165Rescues Preventive

ActionsFirst Aids Searches Call outs Hours

Patrolled

In the 2001-02 season incidents could be reported as a combination of rescue andor first aid andor search Prior to the 2001-02 season an incident could only be recorded once as a rescue or first aid or search or call out

The Grand Total of rescues is calculated from the sum of the figures from the 4th Annual report forward plus 1681 the totalrescues made by clubs prior to the 1935-36 season which is stated in the 3rd annual report

Season

Recording of searches

commenced in 1989 1990

Recording of hours commenced again

1993 1994

Recording of call outs commenced in

1989 1990

Call outswere changed to a type of service in

2001 2002

APPENDIX 20

13

ANNUAL PATROL STATS ndash THE ANNUAL PATROL AND INCIDENT STATISTICS FOR THE 2003-2004 SEASON

APPENDIX 21

SURF LIFE SAVING NORTHERN REGION

Bethells Beach S L S P 2219 85 68 8 4758

Karekare S L S P 2445 47 20 15 4783

Kariaotahi L S 1810 56 36 2 5056

Mairangi Bay L S 206 5 19 4 2625

Mangawhai Heads V L S 2705 77 37 5 3876

Muriwai L S 3122 117 104 9 6277

Omaha L S 943 27 27 10 3538

Orewa S L S C 892 26 111 6 3903

Piha L S 6096 254 204 17 6069

Raglan S L S C 5061 71 60 23 4390

Red Beach S L S C 156 15 18 3 2612

Ruakaka S L S C 827 2 23 8 3352

Sunset Beach L S 1442 40 18 1 3391

United North Piha L S 2143 45 50 7 4909

Waipu Cove S L S C 1123 12 21 1 3336

Whangarei Heads S L S P 1421 19 22 3 3719

TOTAL 32611 898 838 122 66592

SURF LIFE SAVING BAY OF PLENTY

Hot Water Beach C R S 1924 5 10 4 1067

Maketu S L S C 0 0 0 0 0

Mount Maunganui L S 9136 32 87 14 4048

Omanu S L S C 3113 27 52 8 2853

Onemana Beach R S 1052 22 11 7 926

Opotiki S L S C 363 6 11 2 970

Papamoa S L S C 10010 75 50 9 3604

Pauanui S L S C 1874 19 38 4 1778

Pukehina S L S C 848 24 10 2 562

Tairua S L S C 557 6 23 0 1717

Taupo L C 2 0 1 0 64

Waihi S L S C 2673 23 28 2 2930

Whakatane S L S C 2431 3 13 3 2309

Whangamata S L S C 2224 99 83 12 5454

Whiritoa S L S C 1433 52 34 0 2023

TOTAL 37640 393 451 67 30304

SURF LIFE SAVING GISBORNE

Midway S L S C 186 9 11 2 1300

Tolaga Bay S L S C 0 0 0 0 0

Waikanae S L S C 77 3 2 1 828

Wainui S L S C 371 6 5 1 935

Gisborne R L 664 13 17 5 1779

TOTAL 1298 31 35 9 4841

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

14

ANNUAL PATROL STATS ndash THE ANNUAL PATROL AND INCIDENT STATISTICS FOR THE 2003-2004 SEASON

APPENDIX 21

SURF LIFE SAVING HAWKErsquoS BAY

935

Pacific S L S C 96 0 2 0 736

2017

1794

2525

TOTAL 2669 53 71 39 8006

SURF LIFE SAVING TARANAKI

East End S L S C 482 1 6 1 1334

1386

1680

1298

280

4419 8 26 4 3102

0 1 0 2 61

TOTAL 8981 53 86 13 9140

WESTERN DISTRICTS SURF LIFE SAVING ASSOCIATION

1014

1033

1242

1279

2214

TOTAL 5802 77 62 19 6781

SURF LIFE SAVING WELLINGTON

Maranui S L S C

Paekakariki S L

Titahi Bay S L S C 469 0 28 5 1104

TOTAL 3487 85 58 9 6047

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

SURF LIFE SAVING CANTERBURY

Kotuku S L S C

Nelson S L S C

TOTAL 2964 80 115 25 14629

SURF LIFE SAVING OTAGO

Kaka Point S L S C 429 1 4 1 1108

St Clair S L S C 1424 20 9 2 2249

St Kilda S L S C 1105 11 15 5 1995

TOTAL 4749 39 43 11 9168

GRAND TOTAL 100201 1709 1759 314 155507

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

15

NZ HERALD ndash RESCUES FALL ndash BY ROSALEEN MACBRAYNE 22012003

APPENDIX 22

SURF RESCUES FALL AS PUBLIC GETS MESSAGERescues at the nationrsquos beaches at the height of the holiday period were barely a quarter of those of the previous year records show

Surf Life Saving NZ chief executive Geoff Barry said yesterday the latest statistics showed there had been 524 rescues up until January 14 compared with last seasonrsquos 1900 Interventions before people got into difficulty were about the same as this time last year

There have been five drownings at surf beaches since Labour Weekend compared with eight for the same period last season However only two of the beaches were patrolled

The Bay of Plenty had 124 rescues so far this month 79 of them on January 1 and 2 said Mr Barry

Rescues were linked to unpredictable factors such as weather and surf conditions but lifeguards were reporting ldquoan improved public responserdquo this summer said Mr Barry

People were perhaps more safety-conscious and guards more proactive There did not appear to be any single cause for the improvement

ldquoGenerally speaking the issues are the same as usual On busy days there is still a lack of respect for swimming between the flags yet statistics show it is safer to go where the lifeguards arerdquo said Mr Barry

The hardy annuals such as body boarding without fins and going into the water with too many clothes on still keep guards on their toes a Herald survey shows

Ignoring signs and moving outside flagged areas away from the crowds are the most common mistakes

At Mt Maunganui a man tied his dog to a sign warning of a dangerous rip then dived into the tide said head lifeguard Ryan Scholes

When surf lifesavers approached him the ldquonot very strongrdquo swimmer said he was only going in for a little while and thought he would be okay

On busy beaches swimmers often drape towels over signs obscuring the warning

Surf Life Saving northern region president Tim Jago was patrolling at Muriwai when a large woman clad in bra and pants waded in at the same spot outside the flags where two people had just been rescued

When two guards swam out to see if she needed assistance 200m from shore she dog-paddled on

ldquoShe was blissfully unaware and couldnrsquot understand what was wrongrdquo said Mr Jago ldquoThen she realised how far out she was She would never have got backrdquo

It took four lifeguards to load her into an inflatable rescue boat

Less than 20 minutes later her surf-boarding teenage son had to be rescued and she gave him a lecture

ldquoIt was very bizarrerdquo Mr Jago said

At Gisbornersquos popular Wainui Beach head guard Jason Green said many more people were swimming outside the flags this summer Many big-city holidaymakers wanted to swim straight in front of the houses they were staying in

When guards explained it was safer to walk ldquoa couple of hundred metresrdquo to the patrolled areas they just said ldquoYeah yeahrdquo and carried on Mr Green said

16

NZ HERALD ndash VICIOUS RIP ndash BY PAUL YANDALL 06112001

APPENDIX 23

VICIOUS RIP CLAIMS SURF SEASONrsquoS FIRST LIFEEneasi Kama was about to hit the sand after a brief evening dip when the rip caught him

It dragged the 28-year-old Mangere man beneath the waves at Karekare Beach and pulled him out to sea

The body of the Telecom computer engineer contractor has yet to be found and he is presumed drowned

It is the first drowning of a beach swimmer since the summer surf lifesaving season started at Labour Weekend

A friend also caught in Sundayrsquos rip Tim Chavers said he and Mr Kama had arrived at the beach with Mr Kamarsquos partner Sarah Chavers only minutes earlier about 5 pm

Mr Chavers said he and Sarah his sister were from England and unused to NZ beaches but they did not see any signs warning of dangerous rips and the surf appeared light

ldquoThe waves were fine It was not rough at all so we thought wersquod just go in for a diprdquo

He and Mr Kama who was not a strong swimmer were in the water for about 10 minutes when they were caught by the rip about halfway along the beach

ldquoIt was so powerful it ripped my togs off down to my ankles and held me downrdquo said Mr Chavers

ldquoAll I remember was tumbling around underwater with sand in my facerdquo

He lost sight of Mr Kama during the struggle to shore

ldquoI was fighting for my life but I didnrsquot think I was going to make it I donrsquot know how I got out of it in the end I turned around to see where Eneasi was but I couldnrsquot see himrdquo

Mr Chavers and his sister alerted off-duty lifeguards who had just finished for the day They launched an inflatable rescue boat within minutes and were soon joined by other searchers including the WestpacTrust rescue helicopter

Lifeguard Shawn Wanden said he swam out to where Mr Kama was last seen but could not find him

ldquoI was absolutely exhausted when I got back Thatrsquos how tough the rip wasrdquo

He said there was one regular rip along the beach but Mr Kama was caught by one formed by the outgoing tide

An aerial and shoreline search by police family and friends failed to find any trace of him and it was called off yesterday

Water Safety New Zealand spokesman Brendon Ward said the death was a reminder of how dangerous Aucklandrsquos west coast beaches were

He said it was the 11th death of a swimmer at Karekare since 1980

That compared with 29 at Piha ndash the highest in the country ndash 14 at Muriwai and six at Te Henga (Bethells Beach) giving a total of 60 swimmers drowned off the west coast since 1980

Mr Ward said that if people found themselves caught in a rip the most important thing to do was not panic

ldquoStay afloat and go with the flow When you feel the rip start to die head for the beach in the direction of the nearest breaking waves ndash that way you can surf back inrdquo

17

1

2

3

4

3

4

3

4

DANGER RIP CURRENTS

EACH YEAR PEOPLE GET INTO DIFFICULTY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE BEACH DANGERS

A RIP IS A BODY OF WATER MOVING OUT TO SEA TO ESCAPE FROM A RIP CURRENT

ndash Swim across to the nearest breaking waves

IF IN TROUBLE

ndash Donrsquot panic ndash Raise your hand to alert the surf lifeguards ndash Swim to the side do not swim against the current

IDENTIFYING FEATURES OF A RIP

1 Calm patches on surf with waves breaking each side

2 Rippled or criss cross water

3 Discoloured water because sand is stirred up

4 Foamy water with debris

Rip currents are hard to see on a windy day

APPENDIX 24

18

KNOW YOUR SURF HAZARDS ndash GO TO THE LIBRARY OR LOOK UP THE WEB AND FIND OUT ABOUT SURF BEACH CONDITIONS

APPENDIX 25

RIPSDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WAVESDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WINDDefinition

Why are they dangerous

19

CURRICULUM SPECIFICS

SURF SENSE YEAR 5-6BEACH SCENE ndash CREATE YOUR OWN BEACH SCENE USING THE CUT-OUTS YOU HAVE FOUND

APPENDIX 26

20

SIGNS AND FLAGS ndash THE FOLLOWING SIGNS amp FLAGS ARE USED BY SURF LIFEGUARDS IN NEW ZEALAND

APPENDIX 27

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONGraphic symbols are used on patrol by Surf Lifeguards Symbols such as the red and yellow flags and our red and yellow clothing are used to indicate safe swimming areas and who we are

We also use water safety signs to communicate with the public in regards to safe water areas and behaviours

We use graphic symbols to communicate because many people will not understand or take the time to read written warnings It is therefore necessary to use clearly recognised images and colours to assist them in understanding our water safety messages

PATROL FLAG

SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS SIGN

International Patrol Flag

Used together this Flag and Sign indicate Surf Lifeguard Patrolled Areas SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS sign can also be used separately at beach access ways and other areas to indicate where the flagged area is

SURF RESCUE EQUIPMENT

This is used to indicate to the public that emergency rescue equipment is available for their use such as can buoy stations rescue equipment outposts Community Rescue Services

DANGER RIPS

Placed on the beach to indicate to beachgoers that there is a RIP present and therefore too dangerous for swimming

DANGER SIGN

International ldquoNo Swimming Logordquo

Used to indicate localised danger areas such as rips holes or when the beach is closed because the surf is too dangerous to set out PATROL FLAGS then these signs are placed on the beach instead

SHARK SIGN

International ldquoSharkrdquo Logo

Used when there is a shark sighting Remove PATROL FLAGS and place SHARK sign on the beach

DANGER FLAG

International ldquoNo Swimmingrdquo Logo

Fly from Clubhouse in place of the PATROL FLAG when sea conditions are too dangerous to designate a patrolled area on the beach

SIGNAL FLAG

Used for communicating with other Surf Lifeguards through the SLSNZ signals system Now largely replaced by rescue tubes

Funding Partner

SI6

532

1 02

14

21

ANNUAL PATROL STATS ndash THE ANNUAL PATROL AND INCIDENT STATISTICS FOR THE 2003-2004 SEASON

APPENDIX 21

SURF LIFE SAVING NORTHERN REGION

Bethells Beach S L S P 2219 85 68 8 4758

Karekare S L S P 2445 47 20 15 4783

Kariaotahi L S 1810 56 36 2 5056

Mairangi Bay L S 206 5 19 4 2625

Mangawhai Heads V L S 2705 77 37 5 3876

Muriwai L S 3122 117 104 9 6277

Omaha L S 943 27 27 10 3538

Orewa S L S C 892 26 111 6 3903

Piha L S 6096 254 204 17 6069

Raglan S L S C 5061 71 60 23 4390

Red Beach S L S C 156 15 18 3 2612

Ruakaka S L S C 827 2 23 8 3352

Sunset Beach L S 1442 40 18 1 3391

United North Piha L S 2143 45 50 7 4909

Waipu Cove S L S C 1123 12 21 1 3336

Whangarei Heads S L S P 1421 19 22 3 3719

TOTAL 32611 898 838 122 66592

SURF LIFE SAVING BAY OF PLENTY

Hot Water Beach C R S 1924 5 10 4 1067

Maketu S L S C 0 0 0 0 0

Mount Maunganui L S 9136 32 87 14 4048

Omanu S L S C 3113 27 52 8 2853

Onemana Beach R S 1052 22 11 7 926

Opotiki S L S C 363 6 11 2 970

Papamoa S L S C 10010 75 50 9 3604

Pauanui S L S C 1874 19 38 4 1778

Pukehina S L S C 848 24 10 2 562

Tairua S L S C 557 6 23 0 1717

Taupo L C 2 0 1 0 64

Waihi S L S C 2673 23 28 2 2930

Whakatane S L S C 2431 3 13 3 2309

Whangamata S L S C 2224 99 83 12 5454

Whiritoa S L S C 1433 52 34 0 2023

TOTAL 37640 393 451 67 30304

SURF LIFE SAVING GISBORNE

Midway S L S C 186 9 11 2 1300

Tolaga Bay S L S C 0 0 0 0 0

Waikanae S L S C 77 3 2 1 828

Wainui S L S C 371 6 5 1 935

Gisborne R L 664 13 17 5 1779

TOTAL 1298 31 35 9 4841

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

14

ANNUAL PATROL STATS ndash THE ANNUAL PATROL AND INCIDENT STATISTICS FOR THE 2003-2004 SEASON

APPENDIX 21

SURF LIFE SAVING HAWKErsquoS BAY

935

Pacific S L S C 96 0 2 0 736

2017

1794

2525

TOTAL 2669 53 71 39 8006

SURF LIFE SAVING TARANAKI

East End S L S C 482 1 6 1 1334

1386

1680

1298

280

4419 8 26 4 3102

0 1 0 2 61

TOTAL 8981 53 86 13 9140

WESTERN DISTRICTS SURF LIFE SAVING ASSOCIATION

1014

1033

1242

1279

2214

TOTAL 5802 77 62 19 6781

SURF LIFE SAVING WELLINGTON

Maranui S L S C

Paekakariki S L

Titahi Bay S L S C 469 0 28 5 1104

TOTAL 3487 85 58 9 6047

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

SURF LIFE SAVING CANTERBURY

Kotuku S L S C

Nelson S L S C

TOTAL 2964 80 115 25 14629

SURF LIFE SAVING OTAGO

Kaka Point S L S C 429 1 4 1 1108

St Clair S L S C 1424 20 9 2 2249

St Kilda S L S C 1105 11 15 5 1995

TOTAL 4749 39 43 11 9168

GRAND TOTAL 100201 1709 1759 314 155507

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

15

NZ HERALD ndash RESCUES FALL ndash BY ROSALEEN MACBRAYNE 22012003

APPENDIX 22

SURF RESCUES FALL AS PUBLIC GETS MESSAGERescues at the nationrsquos beaches at the height of the holiday period were barely a quarter of those of the previous year records show

Surf Life Saving NZ chief executive Geoff Barry said yesterday the latest statistics showed there had been 524 rescues up until January 14 compared with last seasonrsquos 1900 Interventions before people got into difficulty were about the same as this time last year

There have been five drownings at surf beaches since Labour Weekend compared with eight for the same period last season However only two of the beaches were patrolled

The Bay of Plenty had 124 rescues so far this month 79 of them on January 1 and 2 said Mr Barry

Rescues were linked to unpredictable factors such as weather and surf conditions but lifeguards were reporting ldquoan improved public responserdquo this summer said Mr Barry

People were perhaps more safety-conscious and guards more proactive There did not appear to be any single cause for the improvement

ldquoGenerally speaking the issues are the same as usual On busy days there is still a lack of respect for swimming between the flags yet statistics show it is safer to go where the lifeguards arerdquo said Mr Barry

The hardy annuals such as body boarding without fins and going into the water with too many clothes on still keep guards on their toes a Herald survey shows

Ignoring signs and moving outside flagged areas away from the crowds are the most common mistakes

At Mt Maunganui a man tied his dog to a sign warning of a dangerous rip then dived into the tide said head lifeguard Ryan Scholes

When surf lifesavers approached him the ldquonot very strongrdquo swimmer said he was only going in for a little while and thought he would be okay

On busy beaches swimmers often drape towels over signs obscuring the warning

Surf Life Saving northern region president Tim Jago was patrolling at Muriwai when a large woman clad in bra and pants waded in at the same spot outside the flags where two people had just been rescued

When two guards swam out to see if she needed assistance 200m from shore she dog-paddled on

ldquoShe was blissfully unaware and couldnrsquot understand what was wrongrdquo said Mr Jago ldquoThen she realised how far out she was She would never have got backrdquo

It took four lifeguards to load her into an inflatable rescue boat

Less than 20 minutes later her surf-boarding teenage son had to be rescued and she gave him a lecture

ldquoIt was very bizarrerdquo Mr Jago said

At Gisbornersquos popular Wainui Beach head guard Jason Green said many more people were swimming outside the flags this summer Many big-city holidaymakers wanted to swim straight in front of the houses they were staying in

When guards explained it was safer to walk ldquoa couple of hundred metresrdquo to the patrolled areas they just said ldquoYeah yeahrdquo and carried on Mr Green said

16

NZ HERALD ndash VICIOUS RIP ndash BY PAUL YANDALL 06112001

APPENDIX 23

VICIOUS RIP CLAIMS SURF SEASONrsquoS FIRST LIFEEneasi Kama was about to hit the sand after a brief evening dip when the rip caught him

It dragged the 28-year-old Mangere man beneath the waves at Karekare Beach and pulled him out to sea

The body of the Telecom computer engineer contractor has yet to be found and he is presumed drowned

It is the first drowning of a beach swimmer since the summer surf lifesaving season started at Labour Weekend

A friend also caught in Sundayrsquos rip Tim Chavers said he and Mr Kama had arrived at the beach with Mr Kamarsquos partner Sarah Chavers only minutes earlier about 5 pm

Mr Chavers said he and Sarah his sister were from England and unused to NZ beaches but they did not see any signs warning of dangerous rips and the surf appeared light

ldquoThe waves were fine It was not rough at all so we thought wersquod just go in for a diprdquo

He and Mr Kama who was not a strong swimmer were in the water for about 10 minutes when they were caught by the rip about halfway along the beach

ldquoIt was so powerful it ripped my togs off down to my ankles and held me downrdquo said Mr Chavers

ldquoAll I remember was tumbling around underwater with sand in my facerdquo

He lost sight of Mr Kama during the struggle to shore

ldquoI was fighting for my life but I didnrsquot think I was going to make it I donrsquot know how I got out of it in the end I turned around to see where Eneasi was but I couldnrsquot see himrdquo

Mr Chavers and his sister alerted off-duty lifeguards who had just finished for the day They launched an inflatable rescue boat within minutes and were soon joined by other searchers including the WestpacTrust rescue helicopter

Lifeguard Shawn Wanden said he swam out to where Mr Kama was last seen but could not find him

ldquoI was absolutely exhausted when I got back Thatrsquos how tough the rip wasrdquo

He said there was one regular rip along the beach but Mr Kama was caught by one formed by the outgoing tide

An aerial and shoreline search by police family and friends failed to find any trace of him and it was called off yesterday

Water Safety New Zealand spokesman Brendon Ward said the death was a reminder of how dangerous Aucklandrsquos west coast beaches were

He said it was the 11th death of a swimmer at Karekare since 1980

That compared with 29 at Piha ndash the highest in the country ndash 14 at Muriwai and six at Te Henga (Bethells Beach) giving a total of 60 swimmers drowned off the west coast since 1980

Mr Ward said that if people found themselves caught in a rip the most important thing to do was not panic

ldquoStay afloat and go with the flow When you feel the rip start to die head for the beach in the direction of the nearest breaking waves ndash that way you can surf back inrdquo

17

1

2

3

4

3

4

3

4

DANGER RIP CURRENTS

EACH YEAR PEOPLE GET INTO DIFFICULTY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE BEACH DANGERS

A RIP IS A BODY OF WATER MOVING OUT TO SEA TO ESCAPE FROM A RIP CURRENT

ndash Swim across to the nearest breaking waves

IF IN TROUBLE

ndash Donrsquot panic ndash Raise your hand to alert the surf lifeguards ndash Swim to the side do not swim against the current

IDENTIFYING FEATURES OF A RIP

1 Calm patches on surf with waves breaking each side

2 Rippled or criss cross water

3 Discoloured water because sand is stirred up

4 Foamy water with debris

Rip currents are hard to see on a windy day

APPENDIX 24

18

KNOW YOUR SURF HAZARDS ndash GO TO THE LIBRARY OR LOOK UP THE WEB AND FIND OUT ABOUT SURF BEACH CONDITIONS

APPENDIX 25

RIPSDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WAVESDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WINDDefinition

Why are they dangerous

19

CURRICULUM SPECIFICS

SURF SENSE YEAR 5-6BEACH SCENE ndash CREATE YOUR OWN BEACH SCENE USING THE CUT-OUTS YOU HAVE FOUND

APPENDIX 26

20

SIGNS AND FLAGS ndash THE FOLLOWING SIGNS amp FLAGS ARE USED BY SURF LIFEGUARDS IN NEW ZEALAND

APPENDIX 27

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONGraphic symbols are used on patrol by Surf Lifeguards Symbols such as the red and yellow flags and our red and yellow clothing are used to indicate safe swimming areas and who we are

We also use water safety signs to communicate with the public in regards to safe water areas and behaviours

We use graphic symbols to communicate because many people will not understand or take the time to read written warnings It is therefore necessary to use clearly recognised images and colours to assist them in understanding our water safety messages

PATROL FLAG

SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS SIGN

International Patrol Flag

Used together this Flag and Sign indicate Surf Lifeguard Patrolled Areas SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS sign can also be used separately at beach access ways and other areas to indicate where the flagged area is

SURF RESCUE EQUIPMENT

This is used to indicate to the public that emergency rescue equipment is available for their use such as can buoy stations rescue equipment outposts Community Rescue Services

DANGER RIPS

Placed on the beach to indicate to beachgoers that there is a RIP present and therefore too dangerous for swimming

DANGER SIGN

International ldquoNo Swimming Logordquo

Used to indicate localised danger areas such as rips holes or when the beach is closed because the surf is too dangerous to set out PATROL FLAGS then these signs are placed on the beach instead

SHARK SIGN

International ldquoSharkrdquo Logo

Used when there is a shark sighting Remove PATROL FLAGS and place SHARK sign on the beach

DANGER FLAG

International ldquoNo Swimmingrdquo Logo

Fly from Clubhouse in place of the PATROL FLAG when sea conditions are too dangerous to designate a patrolled area on the beach

SIGNAL FLAG

Used for communicating with other Surf Lifeguards through the SLSNZ signals system Now largely replaced by rescue tubes

Funding Partner

SI6

532

1 02

14

21

ANNUAL PATROL STATS ndash THE ANNUAL PATROL AND INCIDENT STATISTICS FOR THE 2003-2004 SEASON

APPENDIX 21

SURF LIFE SAVING HAWKErsquoS BAY

935

Pacific S L S C 96 0 2 0 736

2017

1794

2525

TOTAL 2669 53 71 39 8006

SURF LIFE SAVING TARANAKI

East End S L S C 482 1 6 1 1334

1386

1680

1298

280

4419 8 26 4 3102

0 1 0 2 61

TOTAL 8981 53 86 13 9140

WESTERN DISTRICTS SURF LIFE SAVING ASSOCIATION

1014

1033

1242

1279

2214

TOTAL 5802 77 62 19 6781

SURF LIFE SAVING WELLINGTON

Maranui S L S C

Paekakariki S L

Titahi Bay S L S C 469 0 28 5 1104

TOTAL 3487 85 58 9 6047

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

SURF LIFE SAVING CANTERBURY

Kotuku S L S C

Nelson S L S C

TOTAL 2964 80 115 25 14629

SURF LIFE SAVING OTAGO

Kaka Point S L S C 429 1 4 1 1108

St Clair S L S C 1424 20 9 2 2249

St Kilda S L S C 1105 11 15 5 1995

TOTAL 4749 39 43 11 9168

GRAND TOTAL 100201 1709 1759 314 155507

TO

TAL

HO

UR

S

PR

EV

EN

TIV

E

AC

TIO

NS

RE

SC

UE

S

FIR

ST

AID

S

SE

AR

CH

ES

15

NZ HERALD ndash RESCUES FALL ndash BY ROSALEEN MACBRAYNE 22012003

APPENDIX 22

SURF RESCUES FALL AS PUBLIC GETS MESSAGERescues at the nationrsquos beaches at the height of the holiday period were barely a quarter of those of the previous year records show

Surf Life Saving NZ chief executive Geoff Barry said yesterday the latest statistics showed there had been 524 rescues up until January 14 compared with last seasonrsquos 1900 Interventions before people got into difficulty were about the same as this time last year

There have been five drownings at surf beaches since Labour Weekend compared with eight for the same period last season However only two of the beaches were patrolled

The Bay of Plenty had 124 rescues so far this month 79 of them on January 1 and 2 said Mr Barry

Rescues were linked to unpredictable factors such as weather and surf conditions but lifeguards were reporting ldquoan improved public responserdquo this summer said Mr Barry

People were perhaps more safety-conscious and guards more proactive There did not appear to be any single cause for the improvement

ldquoGenerally speaking the issues are the same as usual On busy days there is still a lack of respect for swimming between the flags yet statistics show it is safer to go where the lifeguards arerdquo said Mr Barry

The hardy annuals such as body boarding without fins and going into the water with too many clothes on still keep guards on their toes a Herald survey shows

Ignoring signs and moving outside flagged areas away from the crowds are the most common mistakes

At Mt Maunganui a man tied his dog to a sign warning of a dangerous rip then dived into the tide said head lifeguard Ryan Scholes

When surf lifesavers approached him the ldquonot very strongrdquo swimmer said he was only going in for a little while and thought he would be okay

On busy beaches swimmers often drape towels over signs obscuring the warning

Surf Life Saving northern region president Tim Jago was patrolling at Muriwai when a large woman clad in bra and pants waded in at the same spot outside the flags where two people had just been rescued

When two guards swam out to see if she needed assistance 200m from shore she dog-paddled on

ldquoShe was blissfully unaware and couldnrsquot understand what was wrongrdquo said Mr Jago ldquoThen she realised how far out she was She would never have got backrdquo

It took four lifeguards to load her into an inflatable rescue boat

Less than 20 minutes later her surf-boarding teenage son had to be rescued and she gave him a lecture

ldquoIt was very bizarrerdquo Mr Jago said

At Gisbornersquos popular Wainui Beach head guard Jason Green said many more people were swimming outside the flags this summer Many big-city holidaymakers wanted to swim straight in front of the houses they were staying in

When guards explained it was safer to walk ldquoa couple of hundred metresrdquo to the patrolled areas they just said ldquoYeah yeahrdquo and carried on Mr Green said

16

NZ HERALD ndash VICIOUS RIP ndash BY PAUL YANDALL 06112001

APPENDIX 23

VICIOUS RIP CLAIMS SURF SEASONrsquoS FIRST LIFEEneasi Kama was about to hit the sand after a brief evening dip when the rip caught him

It dragged the 28-year-old Mangere man beneath the waves at Karekare Beach and pulled him out to sea

The body of the Telecom computer engineer contractor has yet to be found and he is presumed drowned

It is the first drowning of a beach swimmer since the summer surf lifesaving season started at Labour Weekend

A friend also caught in Sundayrsquos rip Tim Chavers said he and Mr Kama had arrived at the beach with Mr Kamarsquos partner Sarah Chavers only minutes earlier about 5 pm

Mr Chavers said he and Sarah his sister were from England and unused to NZ beaches but they did not see any signs warning of dangerous rips and the surf appeared light

ldquoThe waves were fine It was not rough at all so we thought wersquod just go in for a diprdquo

He and Mr Kama who was not a strong swimmer were in the water for about 10 minutes when they were caught by the rip about halfway along the beach

ldquoIt was so powerful it ripped my togs off down to my ankles and held me downrdquo said Mr Chavers

ldquoAll I remember was tumbling around underwater with sand in my facerdquo

He lost sight of Mr Kama during the struggle to shore

ldquoI was fighting for my life but I didnrsquot think I was going to make it I donrsquot know how I got out of it in the end I turned around to see where Eneasi was but I couldnrsquot see himrdquo

Mr Chavers and his sister alerted off-duty lifeguards who had just finished for the day They launched an inflatable rescue boat within minutes and were soon joined by other searchers including the WestpacTrust rescue helicopter

Lifeguard Shawn Wanden said he swam out to where Mr Kama was last seen but could not find him

ldquoI was absolutely exhausted when I got back Thatrsquos how tough the rip wasrdquo

He said there was one regular rip along the beach but Mr Kama was caught by one formed by the outgoing tide

An aerial and shoreline search by police family and friends failed to find any trace of him and it was called off yesterday

Water Safety New Zealand spokesman Brendon Ward said the death was a reminder of how dangerous Aucklandrsquos west coast beaches were

He said it was the 11th death of a swimmer at Karekare since 1980

That compared with 29 at Piha ndash the highest in the country ndash 14 at Muriwai and six at Te Henga (Bethells Beach) giving a total of 60 swimmers drowned off the west coast since 1980

Mr Ward said that if people found themselves caught in a rip the most important thing to do was not panic

ldquoStay afloat and go with the flow When you feel the rip start to die head for the beach in the direction of the nearest breaking waves ndash that way you can surf back inrdquo

17

1

2

3

4

3

4

3

4

DANGER RIP CURRENTS

EACH YEAR PEOPLE GET INTO DIFFICULTY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE BEACH DANGERS

A RIP IS A BODY OF WATER MOVING OUT TO SEA TO ESCAPE FROM A RIP CURRENT

ndash Swim across to the nearest breaking waves

IF IN TROUBLE

ndash Donrsquot panic ndash Raise your hand to alert the surf lifeguards ndash Swim to the side do not swim against the current

IDENTIFYING FEATURES OF A RIP

1 Calm patches on surf with waves breaking each side

2 Rippled or criss cross water

3 Discoloured water because sand is stirred up

4 Foamy water with debris

Rip currents are hard to see on a windy day

APPENDIX 24

18

KNOW YOUR SURF HAZARDS ndash GO TO THE LIBRARY OR LOOK UP THE WEB AND FIND OUT ABOUT SURF BEACH CONDITIONS

APPENDIX 25

RIPSDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WAVESDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WINDDefinition

Why are they dangerous

19

CURRICULUM SPECIFICS

SURF SENSE YEAR 5-6BEACH SCENE ndash CREATE YOUR OWN BEACH SCENE USING THE CUT-OUTS YOU HAVE FOUND

APPENDIX 26

20

SIGNS AND FLAGS ndash THE FOLLOWING SIGNS amp FLAGS ARE USED BY SURF LIFEGUARDS IN NEW ZEALAND

APPENDIX 27

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONGraphic symbols are used on patrol by Surf Lifeguards Symbols such as the red and yellow flags and our red and yellow clothing are used to indicate safe swimming areas and who we are

We also use water safety signs to communicate with the public in regards to safe water areas and behaviours

We use graphic symbols to communicate because many people will not understand or take the time to read written warnings It is therefore necessary to use clearly recognised images and colours to assist them in understanding our water safety messages

PATROL FLAG

SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS SIGN

International Patrol Flag

Used together this Flag and Sign indicate Surf Lifeguard Patrolled Areas SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS sign can also be used separately at beach access ways and other areas to indicate where the flagged area is

SURF RESCUE EQUIPMENT

This is used to indicate to the public that emergency rescue equipment is available for their use such as can buoy stations rescue equipment outposts Community Rescue Services

DANGER RIPS

Placed on the beach to indicate to beachgoers that there is a RIP present and therefore too dangerous for swimming

DANGER SIGN

International ldquoNo Swimming Logordquo

Used to indicate localised danger areas such as rips holes or when the beach is closed because the surf is too dangerous to set out PATROL FLAGS then these signs are placed on the beach instead

SHARK SIGN

International ldquoSharkrdquo Logo

Used when there is a shark sighting Remove PATROL FLAGS and place SHARK sign on the beach

DANGER FLAG

International ldquoNo Swimmingrdquo Logo

Fly from Clubhouse in place of the PATROL FLAG when sea conditions are too dangerous to designate a patrolled area on the beach

SIGNAL FLAG

Used for communicating with other Surf Lifeguards through the SLSNZ signals system Now largely replaced by rescue tubes

Funding Partner

SI6

532

1 02

14

21

NZ HERALD ndash RESCUES FALL ndash BY ROSALEEN MACBRAYNE 22012003

APPENDIX 22

SURF RESCUES FALL AS PUBLIC GETS MESSAGERescues at the nationrsquos beaches at the height of the holiday period were barely a quarter of those of the previous year records show

Surf Life Saving NZ chief executive Geoff Barry said yesterday the latest statistics showed there had been 524 rescues up until January 14 compared with last seasonrsquos 1900 Interventions before people got into difficulty were about the same as this time last year

There have been five drownings at surf beaches since Labour Weekend compared with eight for the same period last season However only two of the beaches were patrolled

The Bay of Plenty had 124 rescues so far this month 79 of them on January 1 and 2 said Mr Barry

Rescues were linked to unpredictable factors such as weather and surf conditions but lifeguards were reporting ldquoan improved public responserdquo this summer said Mr Barry

People were perhaps more safety-conscious and guards more proactive There did not appear to be any single cause for the improvement

ldquoGenerally speaking the issues are the same as usual On busy days there is still a lack of respect for swimming between the flags yet statistics show it is safer to go where the lifeguards arerdquo said Mr Barry

The hardy annuals such as body boarding without fins and going into the water with too many clothes on still keep guards on their toes a Herald survey shows

Ignoring signs and moving outside flagged areas away from the crowds are the most common mistakes

At Mt Maunganui a man tied his dog to a sign warning of a dangerous rip then dived into the tide said head lifeguard Ryan Scholes

When surf lifesavers approached him the ldquonot very strongrdquo swimmer said he was only going in for a little while and thought he would be okay

On busy beaches swimmers often drape towels over signs obscuring the warning

Surf Life Saving northern region president Tim Jago was patrolling at Muriwai when a large woman clad in bra and pants waded in at the same spot outside the flags where two people had just been rescued

When two guards swam out to see if she needed assistance 200m from shore she dog-paddled on

ldquoShe was blissfully unaware and couldnrsquot understand what was wrongrdquo said Mr Jago ldquoThen she realised how far out she was She would never have got backrdquo

It took four lifeguards to load her into an inflatable rescue boat

Less than 20 minutes later her surf-boarding teenage son had to be rescued and she gave him a lecture

ldquoIt was very bizarrerdquo Mr Jago said

At Gisbornersquos popular Wainui Beach head guard Jason Green said many more people were swimming outside the flags this summer Many big-city holidaymakers wanted to swim straight in front of the houses they were staying in

When guards explained it was safer to walk ldquoa couple of hundred metresrdquo to the patrolled areas they just said ldquoYeah yeahrdquo and carried on Mr Green said

16

NZ HERALD ndash VICIOUS RIP ndash BY PAUL YANDALL 06112001

APPENDIX 23

VICIOUS RIP CLAIMS SURF SEASONrsquoS FIRST LIFEEneasi Kama was about to hit the sand after a brief evening dip when the rip caught him

It dragged the 28-year-old Mangere man beneath the waves at Karekare Beach and pulled him out to sea

The body of the Telecom computer engineer contractor has yet to be found and he is presumed drowned

It is the first drowning of a beach swimmer since the summer surf lifesaving season started at Labour Weekend

A friend also caught in Sundayrsquos rip Tim Chavers said he and Mr Kama had arrived at the beach with Mr Kamarsquos partner Sarah Chavers only minutes earlier about 5 pm

Mr Chavers said he and Sarah his sister were from England and unused to NZ beaches but they did not see any signs warning of dangerous rips and the surf appeared light

ldquoThe waves were fine It was not rough at all so we thought wersquod just go in for a diprdquo

He and Mr Kama who was not a strong swimmer were in the water for about 10 minutes when they were caught by the rip about halfway along the beach

ldquoIt was so powerful it ripped my togs off down to my ankles and held me downrdquo said Mr Chavers

ldquoAll I remember was tumbling around underwater with sand in my facerdquo

He lost sight of Mr Kama during the struggle to shore

ldquoI was fighting for my life but I didnrsquot think I was going to make it I donrsquot know how I got out of it in the end I turned around to see where Eneasi was but I couldnrsquot see himrdquo

Mr Chavers and his sister alerted off-duty lifeguards who had just finished for the day They launched an inflatable rescue boat within minutes and were soon joined by other searchers including the WestpacTrust rescue helicopter

Lifeguard Shawn Wanden said he swam out to where Mr Kama was last seen but could not find him

ldquoI was absolutely exhausted when I got back Thatrsquos how tough the rip wasrdquo

He said there was one regular rip along the beach but Mr Kama was caught by one formed by the outgoing tide

An aerial and shoreline search by police family and friends failed to find any trace of him and it was called off yesterday

Water Safety New Zealand spokesman Brendon Ward said the death was a reminder of how dangerous Aucklandrsquos west coast beaches were

He said it was the 11th death of a swimmer at Karekare since 1980

That compared with 29 at Piha ndash the highest in the country ndash 14 at Muriwai and six at Te Henga (Bethells Beach) giving a total of 60 swimmers drowned off the west coast since 1980

Mr Ward said that if people found themselves caught in a rip the most important thing to do was not panic

ldquoStay afloat and go with the flow When you feel the rip start to die head for the beach in the direction of the nearest breaking waves ndash that way you can surf back inrdquo

17

1

2

3

4

3

4

3

4

DANGER RIP CURRENTS

EACH YEAR PEOPLE GET INTO DIFFICULTY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE BEACH DANGERS

A RIP IS A BODY OF WATER MOVING OUT TO SEA TO ESCAPE FROM A RIP CURRENT

ndash Swim across to the nearest breaking waves

IF IN TROUBLE

ndash Donrsquot panic ndash Raise your hand to alert the surf lifeguards ndash Swim to the side do not swim against the current

IDENTIFYING FEATURES OF A RIP

1 Calm patches on surf with waves breaking each side

2 Rippled or criss cross water

3 Discoloured water because sand is stirred up

4 Foamy water with debris

Rip currents are hard to see on a windy day

APPENDIX 24

18

KNOW YOUR SURF HAZARDS ndash GO TO THE LIBRARY OR LOOK UP THE WEB AND FIND OUT ABOUT SURF BEACH CONDITIONS

APPENDIX 25

RIPSDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WAVESDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WINDDefinition

Why are they dangerous

19

CURRICULUM SPECIFICS

SURF SENSE YEAR 5-6BEACH SCENE ndash CREATE YOUR OWN BEACH SCENE USING THE CUT-OUTS YOU HAVE FOUND

APPENDIX 26

20

SIGNS AND FLAGS ndash THE FOLLOWING SIGNS amp FLAGS ARE USED BY SURF LIFEGUARDS IN NEW ZEALAND

APPENDIX 27

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONGraphic symbols are used on patrol by Surf Lifeguards Symbols such as the red and yellow flags and our red and yellow clothing are used to indicate safe swimming areas and who we are

We also use water safety signs to communicate with the public in regards to safe water areas and behaviours

We use graphic symbols to communicate because many people will not understand or take the time to read written warnings It is therefore necessary to use clearly recognised images and colours to assist them in understanding our water safety messages

PATROL FLAG

SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS SIGN

International Patrol Flag

Used together this Flag and Sign indicate Surf Lifeguard Patrolled Areas SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS sign can also be used separately at beach access ways and other areas to indicate where the flagged area is

SURF RESCUE EQUIPMENT

This is used to indicate to the public that emergency rescue equipment is available for their use such as can buoy stations rescue equipment outposts Community Rescue Services

DANGER RIPS

Placed on the beach to indicate to beachgoers that there is a RIP present and therefore too dangerous for swimming

DANGER SIGN

International ldquoNo Swimming Logordquo

Used to indicate localised danger areas such as rips holes or when the beach is closed because the surf is too dangerous to set out PATROL FLAGS then these signs are placed on the beach instead

SHARK SIGN

International ldquoSharkrdquo Logo

Used when there is a shark sighting Remove PATROL FLAGS and place SHARK sign on the beach

DANGER FLAG

International ldquoNo Swimmingrdquo Logo

Fly from Clubhouse in place of the PATROL FLAG when sea conditions are too dangerous to designate a patrolled area on the beach

SIGNAL FLAG

Used for communicating with other Surf Lifeguards through the SLSNZ signals system Now largely replaced by rescue tubes

Funding Partner

SI6

532

1 02

14

21

NZ HERALD ndash VICIOUS RIP ndash BY PAUL YANDALL 06112001

APPENDIX 23

VICIOUS RIP CLAIMS SURF SEASONrsquoS FIRST LIFEEneasi Kama was about to hit the sand after a brief evening dip when the rip caught him

It dragged the 28-year-old Mangere man beneath the waves at Karekare Beach and pulled him out to sea

The body of the Telecom computer engineer contractor has yet to be found and he is presumed drowned

It is the first drowning of a beach swimmer since the summer surf lifesaving season started at Labour Weekend

A friend also caught in Sundayrsquos rip Tim Chavers said he and Mr Kama had arrived at the beach with Mr Kamarsquos partner Sarah Chavers only minutes earlier about 5 pm

Mr Chavers said he and Sarah his sister were from England and unused to NZ beaches but they did not see any signs warning of dangerous rips and the surf appeared light

ldquoThe waves were fine It was not rough at all so we thought wersquod just go in for a diprdquo

He and Mr Kama who was not a strong swimmer were in the water for about 10 minutes when they were caught by the rip about halfway along the beach

ldquoIt was so powerful it ripped my togs off down to my ankles and held me downrdquo said Mr Chavers

ldquoAll I remember was tumbling around underwater with sand in my facerdquo

He lost sight of Mr Kama during the struggle to shore

ldquoI was fighting for my life but I didnrsquot think I was going to make it I donrsquot know how I got out of it in the end I turned around to see where Eneasi was but I couldnrsquot see himrdquo

Mr Chavers and his sister alerted off-duty lifeguards who had just finished for the day They launched an inflatable rescue boat within minutes and were soon joined by other searchers including the WestpacTrust rescue helicopter

Lifeguard Shawn Wanden said he swam out to where Mr Kama was last seen but could not find him

ldquoI was absolutely exhausted when I got back Thatrsquos how tough the rip wasrdquo

He said there was one regular rip along the beach but Mr Kama was caught by one formed by the outgoing tide

An aerial and shoreline search by police family and friends failed to find any trace of him and it was called off yesterday

Water Safety New Zealand spokesman Brendon Ward said the death was a reminder of how dangerous Aucklandrsquos west coast beaches were

He said it was the 11th death of a swimmer at Karekare since 1980

That compared with 29 at Piha ndash the highest in the country ndash 14 at Muriwai and six at Te Henga (Bethells Beach) giving a total of 60 swimmers drowned off the west coast since 1980

Mr Ward said that if people found themselves caught in a rip the most important thing to do was not panic

ldquoStay afloat and go with the flow When you feel the rip start to die head for the beach in the direction of the nearest breaking waves ndash that way you can surf back inrdquo

17

1

2

3

4

3

4

3

4

DANGER RIP CURRENTS

EACH YEAR PEOPLE GET INTO DIFFICULTY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE BEACH DANGERS

A RIP IS A BODY OF WATER MOVING OUT TO SEA TO ESCAPE FROM A RIP CURRENT

ndash Swim across to the nearest breaking waves

IF IN TROUBLE

ndash Donrsquot panic ndash Raise your hand to alert the surf lifeguards ndash Swim to the side do not swim against the current

IDENTIFYING FEATURES OF A RIP

1 Calm patches on surf with waves breaking each side

2 Rippled or criss cross water

3 Discoloured water because sand is stirred up

4 Foamy water with debris

Rip currents are hard to see on a windy day

APPENDIX 24

18

KNOW YOUR SURF HAZARDS ndash GO TO THE LIBRARY OR LOOK UP THE WEB AND FIND OUT ABOUT SURF BEACH CONDITIONS

APPENDIX 25

RIPSDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WAVESDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WINDDefinition

Why are they dangerous

19

CURRICULUM SPECIFICS

SURF SENSE YEAR 5-6BEACH SCENE ndash CREATE YOUR OWN BEACH SCENE USING THE CUT-OUTS YOU HAVE FOUND

APPENDIX 26

20

SIGNS AND FLAGS ndash THE FOLLOWING SIGNS amp FLAGS ARE USED BY SURF LIFEGUARDS IN NEW ZEALAND

APPENDIX 27

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONGraphic symbols are used on patrol by Surf Lifeguards Symbols such as the red and yellow flags and our red and yellow clothing are used to indicate safe swimming areas and who we are

We also use water safety signs to communicate with the public in regards to safe water areas and behaviours

We use graphic symbols to communicate because many people will not understand or take the time to read written warnings It is therefore necessary to use clearly recognised images and colours to assist them in understanding our water safety messages

PATROL FLAG

SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS SIGN

International Patrol Flag

Used together this Flag and Sign indicate Surf Lifeguard Patrolled Areas SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS sign can also be used separately at beach access ways and other areas to indicate where the flagged area is

SURF RESCUE EQUIPMENT

This is used to indicate to the public that emergency rescue equipment is available for their use such as can buoy stations rescue equipment outposts Community Rescue Services

DANGER RIPS

Placed on the beach to indicate to beachgoers that there is a RIP present and therefore too dangerous for swimming

DANGER SIGN

International ldquoNo Swimming Logordquo

Used to indicate localised danger areas such as rips holes or when the beach is closed because the surf is too dangerous to set out PATROL FLAGS then these signs are placed on the beach instead

SHARK SIGN

International ldquoSharkrdquo Logo

Used when there is a shark sighting Remove PATROL FLAGS and place SHARK sign on the beach

DANGER FLAG

International ldquoNo Swimmingrdquo Logo

Fly from Clubhouse in place of the PATROL FLAG when sea conditions are too dangerous to designate a patrolled area on the beach

SIGNAL FLAG

Used for communicating with other Surf Lifeguards through the SLSNZ signals system Now largely replaced by rescue tubes

Funding Partner

SI6

532

1 02

14

21

1

2

3

4

3

4

3

4

DANGER RIP CURRENTS

EACH YEAR PEOPLE GET INTO DIFFICULTY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE BEACH DANGERS

A RIP IS A BODY OF WATER MOVING OUT TO SEA TO ESCAPE FROM A RIP CURRENT

ndash Swim across to the nearest breaking waves

IF IN TROUBLE

ndash Donrsquot panic ndash Raise your hand to alert the surf lifeguards ndash Swim to the side do not swim against the current

IDENTIFYING FEATURES OF A RIP

1 Calm patches on surf with waves breaking each side

2 Rippled or criss cross water

3 Discoloured water because sand is stirred up

4 Foamy water with debris

Rip currents are hard to see on a windy day

APPENDIX 24

18

KNOW YOUR SURF HAZARDS ndash GO TO THE LIBRARY OR LOOK UP THE WEB AND FIND OUT ABOUT SURF BEACH CONDITIONS

APPENDIX 25

RIPSDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WAVESDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WINDDefinition

Why are they dangerous

19

CURRICULUM SPECIFICS

SURF SENSE YEAR 5-6BEACH SCENE ndash CREATE YOUR OWN BEACH SCENE USING THE CUT-OUTS YOU HAVE FOUND

APPENDIX 26

20

SIGNS AND FLAGS ndash THE FOLLOWING SIGNS amp FLAGS ARE USED BY SURF LIFEGUARDS IN NEW ZEALAND

APPENDIX 27

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONGraphic symbols are used on patrol by Surf Lifeguards Symbols such as the red and yellow flags and our red and yellow clothing are used to indicate safe swimming areas and who we are

We also use water safety signs to communicate with the public in regards to safe water areas and behaviours

We use graphic symbols to communicate because many people will not understand or take the time to read written warnings It is therefore necessary to use clearly recognised images and colours to assist them in understanding our water safety messages

PATROL FLAG

SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS SIGN

International Patrol Flag

Used together this Flag and Sign indicate Surf Lifeguard Patrolled Areas SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS sign can also be used separately at beach access ways and other areas to indicate where the flagged area is

SURF RESCUE EQUIPMENT

This is used to indicate to the public that emergency rescue equipment is available for their use such as can buoy stations rescue equipment outposts Community Rescue Services

DANGER RIPS

Placed on the beach to indicate to beachgoers that there is a RIP present and therefore too dangerous for swimming

DANGER SIGN

International ldquoNo Swimming Logordquo

Used to indicate localised danger areas such as rips holes or when the beach is closed because the surf is too dangerous to set out PATROL FLAGS then these signs are placed on the beach instead

SHARK SIGN

International ldquoSharkrdquo Logo

Used when there is a shark sighting Remove PATROL FLAGS and place SHARK sign on the beach

DANGER FLAG

International ldquoNo Swimmingrdquo Logo

Fly from Clubhouse in place of the PATROL FLAG when sea conditions are too dangerous to designate a patrolled area on the beach

SIGNAL FLAG

Used for communicating with other Surf Lifeguards through the SLSNZ signals system Now largely replaced by rescue tubes

Funding Partner

SI6

532

1 02

14

21

KNOW YOUR SURF HAZARDS ndash GO TO THE LIBRARY OR LOOK UP THE WEB AND FIND OUT ABOUT SURF BEACH CONDITIONS

APPENDIX 25

RIPSDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WAVESDefinition

Why are they dangerous

WINDDefinition

Why are they dangerous

19

CURRICULUM SPECIFICS

SURF SENSE YEAR 5-6BEACH SCENE ndash CREATE YOUR OWN BEACH SCENE USING THE CUT-OUTS YOU HAVE FOUND

APPENDIX 26

20

SIGNS AND FLAGS ndash THE FOLLOWING SIGNS amp FLAGS ARE USED BY SURF LIFEGUARDS IN NEW ZEALAND

APPENDIX 27

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONGraphic symbols are used on patrol by Surf Lifeguards Symbols such as the red and yellow flags and our red and yellow clothing are used to indicate safe swimming areas and who we are

We also use water safety signs to communicate with the public in regards to safe water areas and behaviours

We use graphic symbols to communicate because many people will not understand or take the time to read written warnings It is therefore necessary to use clearly recognised images and colours to assist them in understanding our water safety messages

PATROL FLAG

SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS SIGN

International Patrol Flag

Used together this Flag and Sign indicate Surf Lifeguard Patrolled Areas SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS sign can also be used separately at beach access ways and other areas to indicate where the flagged area is

SURF RESCUE EQUIPMENT

This is used to indicate to the public that emergency rescue equipment is available for their use such as can buoy stations rescue equipment outposts Community Rescue Services

DANGER RIPS

Placed on the beach to indicate to beachgoers that there is a RIP present and therefore too dangerous for swimming

DANGER SIGN

International ldquoNo Swimming Logordquo

Used to indicate localised danger areas such as rips holes or when the beach is closed because the surf is too dangerous to set out PATROL FLAGS then these signs are placed on the beach instead

SHARK SIGN

International ldquoSharkrdquo Logo

Used when there is a shark sighting Remove PATROL FLAGS and place SHARK sign on the beach

DANGER FLAG

International ldquoNo Swimmingrdquo Logo

Fly from Clubhouse in place of the PATROL FLAG when sea conditions are too dangerous to designate a patrolled area on the beach

SIGNAL FLAG

Used for communicating with other Surf Lifeguards through the SLSNZ signals system Now largely replaced by rescue tubes

Funding Partner

SI6

532

1 02

14

21

CURRICULUM SPECIFICS

SURF SENSE YEAR 5-6BEACH SCENE ndash CREATE YOUR OWN BEACH SCENE USING THE CUT-OUTS YOU HAVE FOUND

APPENDIX 26

20

SIGNS AND FLAGS ndash THE FOLLOWING SIGNS amp FLAGS ARE USED BY SURF LIFEGUARDS IN NEW ZEALAND

APPENDIX 27

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONGraphic symbols are used on patrol by Surf Lifeguards Symbols such as the red and yellow flags and our red and yellow clothing are used to indicate safe swimming areas and who we are

We also use water safety signs to communicate with the public in regards to safe water areas and behaviours

We use graphic symbols to communicate because many people will not understand or take the time to read written warnings It is therefore necessary to use clearly recognised images and colours to assist them in understanding our water safety messages

PATROL FLAG

SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS SIGN

International Patrol Flag

Used together this Flag and Sign indicate Surf Lifeguard Patrolled Areas SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS sign can also be used separately at beach access ways and other areas to indicate where the flagged area is

SURF RESCUE EQUIPMENT

This is used to indicate to the public that emergency rescue equipment is available for their use such as can buoy stations rescue equipment outposts Community Rescue Services

DANGER RIPS

Placed on the beach to indicate to beachgoers that there is a RIP present and therefore too dangerous for swimming

DANGER SIGN

International ldquoNo Swimming Logordquo

Used to indicate localised danger areas such as rips holes or when the beach is closed because the surf is too dangerous to set out PATROL FLAGS then these signs are placed on the beach instead

SHARK SIGN

International ldquoSharkrdquo Logo

Used when there is a shark sighting Remove PATROL FLAGS and place SHARK sign on the beach

DANGER FLAG

International ldquoNo Swimmingrdquo Logo

Fly from Clubhouse in place of the PATROL FLAG when sea conditions are too dangerous to designate a patrolled area on the beach

SIGNAL FLAG

Used for communicating with other Surf Lifeguards through the SLSNZ signals system Now largely replaced by rescue tubes

Funding Partner

SI6

532

1 02

14

21

SIGNS AND FLAGS ndash THE FOLLOWING SIGNS amp FLAGS ARE USED BY SURF LIFEGUARDS IN NEW ZEALAND

APPENDIX 27

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONGraphic symbols are used on patrol by Surf Lifeguards Symbols such as the red and yellow flags and our red and yellow clothing are used to indicate safe swimming areas and who we are

We also use water safety signs to communicate with the public in regards to safe water areas and behaviours

We use graphic symbols to communicate because many people will not understand or take the time to read written warnings It is therefore necessary to use clearly recognised images and colours to assist them in understanding our water safety messages

PATROL FLAG

SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS SIGN

International Patrol Flag

Used together this Flag and Sign indicate Surf Lifeguard Patrolled Areas SWIM BETWEEN FLAGS sign can also be used separately at beach access ways and other areas to indicate where the flagged area is

SURF RESCUE EQUIPMENT

This is used to indicate to the public that emergency rescue equipment is available for their use such as can buoy stations rescue equipment outposts Community Rescue Services

DANGER RIPS

Placed on the beach to indicate to beachgoers that there is a RIP present and therefore too dangerous for swimming

DANGER SIGN

International ldquoNo Swimming Logordquo

Used to indicate localised danger areas such as rips holes or when the beach is closed because the surf is too dangerous to set out PATROL FLAGS then these signs are placed on the beach instead

SHARK SIGN

International ldquoSharkrdquo Logo

Used when there is a shark sighting Remove PATROL FLAGS and place SHARK sign on the beach

DANGER FLAG

International ldquoNo Swimmingrdquo Logo

Fly from Clubhouse in place of the PATROL FLAG when sea conditions are too dangerous to designate a patrolled area on the beach

SIGNAL FLAG

Used for communicating with other Surf Lifeguards through the SLSNZ signals system Now largely replaced by rescue tubes

Funding Partner

SI6

532

1 02

14

21