Stay safe on the water!

We want you to stay safe and enjoy your visit to the Broads National Park. It’s a wild and beautiful place – but like many wild and beautiful things, it’s best to treat it with a bit of respect. Relax, but be aware of potential dangers and the unpredictable nature of wild places. If you’re going boating, please follow this guidance to keep safe and read the Boating Basics guide on pages 25-32, including ‘How to cross Breydon Water’ on page 30.

Don’t jump when mooring

– plan where and how to moor safely, and share this plan with everyone on board

Don’t drink and drive or sail

– you need to stay in control to stay safe

Wear a life jacket to keep safe

– and always wear one when you are on deck, getting on and off or tying up your boat

Plan ahead

– prepare and take care, there are very low bridges, tides and other challenges

Hold on when moving around

– boats are affected by tide, wind and waves made by other boats

Stay aboard

– never enter the water from a boat. If someone falls in, don’t attempt to rescue them from the back of a boat – boats have a sharp propeller at the back

Slow down

– give yourself time to do things safely and enjoy your visit

For more guidance go to broads-authority.gov.uk/boating-essentials

Visiting map

We hope that you enjoy reading Broadcaster. It is produced by the Broads Authority – looking after the Broads National Park for visitors and its community.

If you would like a copy of Broadcaster sent in advance of your next visit, please contact the Broads Authority. Visit our information centres or yacht stations for more details on anything included in Broadcaster.

Grid references mentioned throughout Broadcaster (for example C2) refer to this map.

COVER: Kingfisher by Tracey Elphick traceyelphick.co.uk

Broadcaster is available in large print.

Please contact: Broads Authority, Yare House, 62-64 Thorpe Road, Norwich NR1 1RY 01603 610734 broads@broads-authority.gov.uk broads-authority.gov.uk

VisitTheBroads.co.uk

The visitor website for the Broads also has all you need to know about where to go and what to do, where to stay ashore and afloat, where to eat, boating, special events and everything else you need to enjoy the Broads by land and water.

The Ordnance Survey (OS) mapping used within this publication is provided by the Broads Authority under licence from the OS, in order to give recreational information to Broads visitors. People viewing this mapping should contact OS Copyright for advice if they wish to license OS mapping for their own use.