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Tourists and Water Safety
Surf Life Saving Australia
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Country Brand Index
Important Selection Considerations
from FutureBrand
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Best Country Brand for Beach 2006
Pristine beaches, from remote to mainstream

1. Bahamas (1)
2. Maldives (2)
3. Fiji (4)
4. Brazil
5. Greece (8)
6. Australia - (3)
7. Jamaica - (5)
8. Dominican Republic
9. Thailand - (7)
10. Cuba

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Tourist Water Safety

• Drowning is a leading cause of tourist deaths
• Tourists recognised as an at risk group
  requiring assistance (Australian Water Safety
  Council)
• Poor swimming ability
• Unfamiliar environment/activities
• Language barriers
• Holiday behaviour
• International review of travellers and water
  safety (2006) recommended lifeguard services

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Seven-year comparison of Drowning Deaths in QLD
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
16 17 14 7 13 9 8
16 14 12 6 12 9 7
0 3 2 1 1 0 1
4 11 8 1 7 1 4
Years
Total
Males
Females
O/s tourists
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International Drowning Deaths by Nationality
2001 4 Indian (1), Japanese (1), Chinese (1), English (1)
2002 11 Chinese (2), Singaporean (1), English (3), Swiss (1), Japanese (3), South African (1)
2003 8 English (2), Japanese (2), Czech Rep (1), German (1), Fijian (1), Taiwanese (1)
2004 1 German (1)
2005 7 Korean (1), Vietnamese (1), Austrian (1), Irish (1), Singaporean (1), Chinese (1), Asian (1)
2006 3 Japanese (2), Indian (1)
2007 4 Korean (2), English (1), Slovakian (1)
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Scuba Diving and Snorkelling Deaths QLD

• 35 diving and 23 snorkelling deaths 1998-2005
• Majority of deaths involved international
  visitors most from English speaking countries
• USA (25), GB (10), Australian (9), Germany (3),
  Netherlands (3), France (2), Japan (2), Canada
  (1), China (1), Singapore (1), Columbia (1)
• Snorkel deaths cardiac events (15), hypoxic
  blackout (4), drowning (9), Irukandji
  envenomation (2)
• Dive deaths cardiac (8), Cerebral arterial gas
  embolism (6), drowning (4)
• Poor dive skills buddy separation

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Asia Pacific findings

• No standardised databases or consistent sources
  of information
• Web and newspapers provide snapshot
• Third tourist drowning in Phuket in two days
  Sunday 15 July 2007
• 32 year old Saudi (swimming, large wave engulfed
  him)
• Singaporian tourist drowned while swimming on the
  same beach the day before
• A Russian national died while swimming at another
  beach on Saturday

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Legal Considerations

• It is well established that those in charge of
  beaches owe a duty of care to swimmers using
  beaches under their control
• The extent to which local authorities and resorts
  will be held liable for inadequate supervision
  and warnings is in a state of refinement - Beach
  Safety and the Law Summit
• Enright v Coolum Resort Pty Ltd (2002)
• EU Directive on Package Travel
• Jones v Sunworld resorts may have duty of care
  responsibilities for lagoons
• General duties under Workplace Health and Safety

www.beachsafety.qut.edu.au
500 m
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ALS performance
SLSA Lifeguard Actions during the 2006-2007
season
The chance of drowning at a beach protected by
lifeguards is estimated to be less than one in 18
million (USLA)
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Case Study Fiji Outrigger Resort
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Best practice

• Lifeguards in both public and private settings
• Staff education and training (first aid, CPR,
  defibrillators)
• Regular water safety audits and inspections,
  including signage
• Annual accreditations under WHS legislation
• A managed serious injury database for the Asia
  Pacific region

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