Boating Safety

Be Prepared on the Bay

Make your boating trip memorable – not a memorial service.

Boating Preparation

Before launching your boat – have you been through the following checklist?

  1. Do you know the latest weather forecast?
  2. Are you carrying a 406MHz EPIRB?
  3. Have you got the right safety gear on board including lifejackets?
  4. Have you planned your trip and completed a safety checklist?
  5. Have you checked the wave and weather conditions where you are going? The waves and weather in the Bay may be no indicator of the waves and weather outside the Heads! Click the box below.


Current marine weather for southern peninsula waters

Required Safety Equipment

Everyone on board the vessel must know what safety equipment is carried, where it is stored and how it works to ensure a safe journey on the water.

The Safe Transport Victoria website lists what equipment is required for recreational boating.

Safe Transport Victoria

Let your family or a friend know where you are going!

Before even leaving home let your family know where you are going and when your “Estimated Time of Return” (ETR) will be. Leave a comprehensive plan with them.

Boat ramp locations

Worthwhile Apps for your Mobile

The following apps are useful for your mobile for pre-trip planning and use during the trip if you have mobile coverage.  While these apps are excellent and helpful, it is important not to rely on them. Your phone isn’t waterproof, the connection isn’t always reliable, and batteries run down, so learn the skills you need and carry appropriate and required safety gear, including a marine radio.

The suggested apps are: (some of them need to be purchased but the cost is minimal versus your safety)