The reduction of drowning through education and basic prevention steps, has become a necessity. Training information can be found through the following organizations Star Fish Aquatics, Jeff Ellis and Associates, through the local chapter of then American Red Cross and many other local organizations.

• Learn to swim
• Basic water rescue.
• Keep a watch out for others.
• Swim in areas where adequate supervision is present ie a trained and certified Lifeguard.

• Ensure that boats are reliable, properly loaded and that functional emergency equipment is onboard.
• Wear a properly fitting lifejacket while enjoying water sports such as sailing, surfing or canoeing.
• Pay attention to the weather, tides and water conditions, especially currents. Currents always look weaker from the outside!
• Have a locked fence around swimming pools.
• Consider cold-acclimatisation training for swimming in very cold water.

• Keep children under a watchful eye
• Diving into an unknown depth and or bottom countour area
• Swimming alone
• Swimming at night
• Swimming while under the influence of drugs and or alcohol.
• Using hyperventilation to extend a breath-hold dive, see deep and shallow water blackout
• Relying on swimming aids as they may fail.
• Playing games that will put your life, or others’, at risk.
• Diving into water where the bottom cannot clearly be seen or depth determined.
• Walking on ice unless it is known absolutely that the ice is thick enough over the entire route.
• Be aware of your personal limits.
• Swimming in cold water unless first, fully cold-acclimatised and experienced winter swimmer.