Instruction, advice and equipment
For non-English speaking snorkellers
Equipment
- Before snorkelling, provide instruction and advice to snorkellers in order to reduce the likelihood of snorkelling-related panic and accidents.
- Ensure that advice covers these topics:
- selecting and using snorkelling equipment
- the snorkelling environment
- dealing with certain problems
- Provide demonstrations (where appropriate).
- If a snorkeller does not speak English and an interpreter is not available, provide information and advice in a way that he/she understands. Use visual aids or instruction sheets.
- Do not allow snorkelling to proceed unless the instructor is satisfied that the person can snorkel safely.
For non-English speaking snorkellers
The Department has produced safety information for scuba diving and snorkelling in many languages including:
- English (PDF, 364 KB)
- Chinese (PDF, 1.6 mB)
- Japanese (PDF, 1.4 mB)
- Korean (PDF, 1.1 mB)
- Vietnamese (PDF, 2.5 mB)
- Spanish (PDF, 2.4 mB)
- German (PDF, 2.3 mB)
- French (PDF, 2.3 mB)
- Italian (PDF, 2.1 mB)
- Swedish (PDF, 2.1 mB)
These may provide an effective way to provide instructions to non-English speaking divers.
Equipment
- Check that masks, fins and snorkels are of appropriate size.
- Ensure that all equipment is well maintained, clean and sanitised.
Other languages