As a trained coxswain and integral member of the NSRI Station 8 (Hout Bay) crew, Chris Wescott is used to dangerous situations and being ready for action – but receiving a request to give a talk on water safety at ...
We would like to thank Hillside Aluminium/South32 for their sponsorship of 40 Pink Rescue Buoys and extending our water-safety education capacity in the Richards Bay area during the last two years. ...
As the old saying goes, ‘necessity is the mother of invention’. And for all of us, there is no greater necessity than preventing our children from drowning. ...
On a daily basis, many people have jobs in and around water that involve very specific occupational hazards. With this in mind, the NSRI has designed a course that focuses on these dangers and how employees can safely handle them. ...
This video has been sped up to better show the rip current flow .. and how strong the pull is. Dappat se Gat (also known as Caves) near Gordons Bay is a dangerous beach. Please do not swim there.If a ...
WESTERN CAPEFriday, 11th December 2015Sea Rescue partners with Western Cape Education Department to teach children water safety:Sea Rescue’s educational initiative, The WaterWise Academy, is partnering with the Western Cape’s Education Department to teach children about water safety.“We are exploring ways ...
Andrew Ingram, Sea Rescue volunteer with 35 years service, and NSRI marketing manager, talked to Classic FM's Tamara LePine-Williams about water safety. Click play below to listen to the interview.[audio mp3='http://www.nsri.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/WaterSafety-Classic-Lifestyle-with-Andrew-Ingram-2.mp3'][/audio] ...
Today Karen Kennedy & Ian Livermore, two Coxswain’s from Station 5 Durban, took the time to give a WaterWise talk at Hillcrest Primary School.Both volunteers completed the WaterWise Academy program on the NSRI eLearning to be able to give the ...
Today volunteer WaterWise Instructors, and one full time instructor, greeted 400 learners from Hyacinth Primary as they arrived at the Sea Point Pavilion. The pupils were taken to the grassed area well away from the water, and given a refresher ...
NSRI Director Viola Manuel today visited a WaterWise lesson at Agterwitzenberg VGK Primary, a farm school near Ceres. After watching WaterWise Instructor Eoudia Erasmus presenting water safety to the foundation phase children Viola joined in teaching the children the emergency ...
News & Stories