The Philippine
Red Cross (PRC) Boracay-Malay Chapter in auxiliary capacity is augmenting or
assisting the LGU Life Guards of Boracay to help and not compete in ensuring
the safety of everyone.
In
an interview with John Patrick Moreno, detailed Staff Nurse of the PRC
Boracay-Malay Chapter, it was learned that the primary duty of Red Cross Life
Guards is Beach Management, and life saving as the last resort.
He
added that their primary areas of responsibility are those that are between the red and
yellow flags at the beach front.
Their
duty is Mondays to Sundays from 8am to 10am, and 4pm to 6:30pm and their
mandate was officially started and implemented on November 16, 2012.
Moreno
explained that Beach Management includes informing people to swim within the
yellow and red flag areas so that they could be supervised by the Red Cross
Lifeguards, telling people not to swim far away from shore and not to swim when
there are strong waves.
Beach
Management also entails instructing swimmers wearing life saving devices not to
go far from the shore, bringing kids who are not supervised to their parents,
telling hazardous swimmers or people who are wearing pants and/or t-shirts to
remove their t-shirts and/or pants when swimming since these materials are heavy
when wet and could pose danger.
People
are also told under the PRC Life Guards’ Beach Management role to avoid
swimming when there is a rip, when they are drunk, when there is lightning.
Moreno
further added that there will be a Life Guarding event entitled “Festivals of
the Wind” to be held by the PRC Malay-Boracay Chapter on May 17 and 18, 2013 and
this will consist of “Lifeguard Competition” and “Ocean Swim and Adventure Run.”
The event will be a form of
Life Guarding demonstration.
Written and Contributed by: Rodel J. Abalus
Written and Contributed by: Rodel J. Abalus
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