How to behave on reservoirs Printable version
Last update: 06.06.2023Try to visit the beach only before noon and after five in the evening.
Enter the water gradually.
Swim along the shore not far from it.
- do not swim or dive while drunk;
- do not swim or dive in unequipped, forbidden, unfamiliar places, outside of official beaches;
- do not swim or dive near piers;
- do not leave children and elderly people in the water and on the shore unattended;
- do not swim immediately after eating;
- do not jump into the water from bridges, dams, piers, boats and speedboats;
- don't cling to boats and don't sit on a boat edge;
- do not swim on air mattresses and vehicle inner tubes;
- do not swim behind the warning signs and buoys;
- do not swim nearby passing motor boats, steamers and boats;
- do not swim far from a shore;
- do not give false alarms.
What if you start drowning?
- stay calm;
- spread your arms and legs wide;
- do not exhale completely, there should be air left in the lungs;
- pull the water under yourself and swim to a shore.
What if you have a cramp?
- fingers. Quickly, forcefully clench your fist, make a sharp throwing motion with your hand to the side and unclench your fist;
- calf muscle. Grasp a foot with a cramp and pull it towards yourself;
- hip. Grab a leg from the outside at the ankle and, bending it at the knee, pull it back.
To call the rescue service, dial 112