{"id":902,"date":"2024-10-13T08:47:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T07:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/maritimeauthority\/?p=902"},"modified":"2026-02-13T08:47:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T08:47:51","slug":"november-is-sea-safety-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/maritimeauthority\/november-is-sea-safety-month\/","title":{"rendered":"November is Sea Safety Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The theme for this year&#8217;s Sea Safety campaign is on how to prepare for a walk close to open water areas and open water swimming. Our pocket guide provides tips on Sea Safety. These are free to all and can be obtained from our office or at the Chandlery Supermarket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FIMA is able to provide you with meteorological information such as expected winds, temperature and tides to prepare you for a safe and hopefully enjoyable time at the beach. We can also provide guidance on how to use the What3Words app and what dangers you have to look out for whilst enjoying your time on the shoreline or in the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember to always tell someone about where you are going and when do you expect to be back and if you encounter an emergency situation call 999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We would like to thank Chandlery Supermarket and the public at large for the continued support on raising awareness on Sea Safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"607\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/maritimeauthority\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/02\/Sea_Safety_2023_-_Poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/maritimeauthority\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/02\/Sea_Safety_2023_-_Poster.jpg 607w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/maritimeauthority\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/02\/Sea_Safety_2023_-_Poster-253x300.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The theme for this year&#8217;s Sea Safety campaign is on how to prepare for a walk close to open water&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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