NMCGVS harps on prioritising water safety in coastal states

The Nigeria Marine Coastguard Volunteer Service (NMCGVS) has emphasised the urgent request for coastal states, acquisition institutions and individuals to prioritise h2o information measures.

Speaking astatine a caller seminar connected h2o safety, the Chief Commanding Officer/founder of NMCGVS, Captain Isaac Adamolekun, said it is imperative to make a information model to code the rising drowning incidents successful vessel mishaps and flood emergencies crossed coastal and riverine states.

He said deficiency of h2o information readiness and consciousness is simply a captious contented that needs contiguous attraction arsenic drowning incidents and flooding proceed to assertion lives.

Adamolekun outlined the assorted hazards associated with h2o including beardown currents, submerged objects, and biologic pollutants portion stressing the value of knowing these risks and taking preventive measures.

He said h2o information is not conscionable astir knowing however to swim, but astir being prepared for emergencies and knowing the environment.

Adamolekun highlighted the conception of h2o safety, focusing connected procedures, precautions, and policies to guarantee information in, on, and astir bodies of water.

He advocated for the improvement of Community Water Safety Plans (CWSP), urging section communities to prosecute successful proactive measures to support their residents.

Adamolekun highlighted the cardinal components of a CWSP to include, engaging the community, assessing section h2o environments, identifying hazards, and implementing betterment plans.

He said a community-led program is the archetypal measurement successful h2o safety, saying to cognize your assemblage champion tin assistance support those who are astir vulnerable.

He besides outlined the broader goals of the NMCGVS, which see establishing a nationalist web of professionally trained h2o information and rescue teams.
According to him, this inaugural aims to foster collaboration with community, local, state, and national authorities organisations to make a broad h2o information model crossed Nigeria.

Adamolekun further emphasised the value of basal h2o endurance skills, supervision, and the usage of beingness jackets.

He encouraged communities to amended their members astir h2o hazards and thatch basal beingness enactment skills.