Lifeguard Training

[khall64au]

low season lifeguard training

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

PHUKET: Phuket’s hazardous low-season beaches will be guarded by 100 lifeguards who are being trained at Phuket Community College this week.

The lifeguards are being trained as part of the Phuket Provincial Administration Organization (OrBorJor) lifeguard project. The training program was developed with the help of the Royal Thai Navy Third Naval Command.

The project aims to reduce the number of drownings in rough surf at Phuket beaches during the rainy season.

OrBorJor Vice-President Suthin Uthaithamrong hailed the project a success, and added that the OrBorJor spends about 15 million baht a year on training and equipping its lifeguards.

Source: Phuket Gazette

[Rhys]

Oh really..

[NBT TV Phuket]

really....

MiniVDO: Lifeguards are being trained in safety measures by the Phuket Provincial Administration Organization.

To see or download mini-video, go to http://www.thaisnews.com/news_detail.php?newsid=213820

100 volunteer lifeguards are being trained by professionals at the Phuket Community College this week to add them to major tourist beaches on the island during this year’s monsoon season. The program is part of the Provincial Administration Organization’s Tourist Safety project with the support from the Royal Thai Navy Third Fleet, Phuket Police and Bangkok Hospital Phuket. The training is being conducted in both theory and practical sessions for Sea Rescue and First Aid programs at Coral Island. After this they will be working in 14 locations on 11 beaches aiming to reduce the number of drownings.

from Andaman News TV11 (VHF dial) + Radio Thailand FM90.5 Phuket City, both broadcast to Phang Nga, Krabi & Phuket provinces, 8.30am & later on Phuket Cable TV Channel 1, Thursday 17 May 2007 & www.Thaisnews.com {Our news text and mini-videos can be freely copied, but give credit to Andaman News TV11 Phuket or contact [email protected]}

[farangsay]

Baywatch , Thailand !

Might be a problem finding enough qualified local lovelies .

Still silicone is probably permissible.

Does it help flotation ?

[Galong]

I hope they can stay alert enough and awake long enough to save those in struggle. If they are professionally trained and if the government wants them to take their job seriously, I hope they get a respectable salary... otherwise, this is a waste of time. you get what you pay for... innit.

[steelepulse]

Friends of mine in kata come over every low season to surf for the season. The o

ly rescuing 

being done by the lifeguards is for them to blow the whistle and point to the people in trouble

so those who are on surfboards can go rescue them.  Then when the people in trouble 

are brought to shore, the lifeguards run up and take over from there.  This has 

appened 

countless times, so in effect it is working a bit. 

Edited May 17, 2007 by steelepulse