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Safetyonthewater.ie is an Irish website that provides information on water safety for anyone who wants to get involved in water-based leisure activities in Ireland.

The site provides free brochures you can download, links to information on weather forecasts, Marine Safety Notices and more.

Remember, in an emergency, call 999 or 112 and ask for the Coast Guard. 

Marine Safety Booklets

These booklets provide useful advice on safety on the water

Safety on the Water booklets

 

Latest Marine Safety Notices

Surviving Cold Shock/Hypothermia - Marine Notice No 05 of 2010

Advice to those who find themselves suddenly immersed in cold water or those who enter cold water to assist a person in distress. 

Further Marine Safety Notices issued by the Department of Transport in 2010 are available here.















If you plan to go out on the water, always remember to:

  • "Keep in touch"
  • Plan your trip carefully and never go out alone
  • Let someone ashore know where you are going and when you will be back
  • Carry a means of communication for raising the alarm should you get in difficulty

 



































Marine Notices
The Marine section of the Department of Transport regularly bring out Marine Notices on all matters of maritime safety. If you would like to receive these notices electronically please contact the Maritime Safety Directorate at
Tel: + 353 1 670 7444
or Locall 1890 443 311
Email:   MarineNotices@transport.ie