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 Safety Tips |
 | Prohibit or control swimming after drinking to avoid accidents. |
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| Warm up prior to swimming to prevent cramps. |
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| First, wet parts (legs, arms, face, and breast in order) distant from the heart before getting in the water. |
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| When you have goosebumps while swimming, wrap yourself warmly and take a rest.
※ There is significant risk of a cramp on the legs or a spasm on the muscles. Pay special attention!
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| Water depth is not uniform therefore a site having a sudden slope is particularly dangerous. |
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| Persons without experience in rescuing should abstain from attempting to do so. |
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| When someone is drowning, let surrounding persons know it in a loud voice. Do not dive into the water recklessly unless fully confident that you can handle the situation. |
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| Perform safety rescue using available articles (pole, tube, styrofoam, etc.), even if you are a strong swimmer. |
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| Do not swim when you are not in your best condition. |
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| Do not act excessively by overestimating your swimming ability. |
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| Do not continue swimming for a long time, and do not swim alone in the lake or in the river. |
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 Preparations for Swimming |
Usually, the proper swimming temperature is 25~26℃.
When swimming, keep in mind the following:
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| Warm up, slowly get into the water from the legs, circulate and adapt the body to water temperature, and start swimming. |
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| Beginners must not feel safe even if the water is shallow.
Get down from a slide and be absolutely careful; some people fall in the water and struggle to get out of the water even in the shallow section.
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| Do not swim below a boat or a large floating object.
※ When a person is squeezed by buoyancy from the bottom of a boat while the person breathes in, it is difficult to escape and breathe out. This results in the body sinking. |
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| Do not move to a deep spot beyond one's ability by relying on support such as a log, an inflatable, etc.
※ A support may be missed or an abnormal condition may occur at the tube. |
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| Do not play upon words such as "Spare me please!" or mimic floundering in the water during swimming.
※ The surrounding persons may misconceive it, leading to an accident.
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| Swimming appropriately based on your physical strength and ability.
※ A person doing 50m breaststroke in the water may feel fatigue as if running a 250m race on the ground.
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| Do not swim while chewing gum or any food item.
※ This may block the airway, leading to suffocation.
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 Caution when at Swimming with Children |
| Shallow water, which adults do not pay attention to, may be the most dangerous. |
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| Whenever children use an inflatable in the shape of animals such as a turtle, a duck, etc. where the child’s legs are inserted much like in a baby walker, the child may not be able to get out of it himself/herself and the head may be submerged in the water when the inflatable is turned inside out. |
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| Safety can be secured only in activities with the guardian in the water, and children should keep in mind that they can drown to death. |
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| Flood disaster involving children may occur due to children's carelessness and poor monitoring. |
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| Infants and children who have less recognition and physical adaptation should be monitored at a position enabling immediate rescue with the guardian's hands stretched out. |
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| Children aged 6~9 years whose scope of activity is broadened tend to get out of the guardian's control. Therefore, advanced safety education and precautionary measures should be carried out. |
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 Actions based on Swimming Situation |
 | When swimming in wages |
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| Swim in a comfortable sense with less consumption of physical strength. (Tension itself causes consumption of physical strength.) |
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| The head should be pushed out above the water all the time. |
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| Avoid swallowing water to endure swimming beyond one’s strength |
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| Large waves overtake; the deeper the dive, the safer it is. |
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| When taking a rest, base it on the direction of the water. |
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| When being seized by waves, do not struggle, allow the body to be carried by the waves and stop breathing. The body naturally rises to the surface. |
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| Usually, waves are brimful in deep areas, while the spot where waves smash or there are white waves is shallow. The black areas are deep, while the clear areas are shallow. |
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| Ebb tide and full tide generally change every 6 hours, so it is very important to check the tide change time at the ebb and flow. Whenever a tide changes, the flow or waves, or the submarine condition sharply changes. |
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| When heavy waves are ousted, swim at an angle toward the land rather than swimming against the waves. |
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| When being rolled up by a water plant |
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| When being rolled up by a water plant, slowly and slightly move and loosen the arms and legs. If there flowing water, allow the body to be carried by the flow and wait a moment. The water plant becomes loosened, and now you just have to untie it like throwing it off and then finally come up to the surface of the water. |
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| When you are surprised and you struggle, you may become more entangled. Breathe with composure, and continue to get out of it while slowly and smoothly moving the body vertically. |
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| Cramps during swimming |
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| A cramp may most likely occur in the cold water, and it may frequently occur among swimmers because they are always exposed to such situation. |
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| The parts where a cramp frequently occurs are fingers and toes, and sometimes, thighs. When swimming too fast after taking a meal, a stomach cramp may occur. |
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| During a cramp, release the tension in the body to take a comfortable posture (if you try to get out of it with confusion, the cramp may become severe) and massage the cramped part. A stomach cramp is an urgent condition so you should seek help at once. |
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| When going across a river or a valley |
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| Select a place with gentle waves, and move as if pulling the bottom if possible. |
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| Look at the bank on the opposite side when going across a river. |
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| When there are stones in the moving course, avoid them as much as possible. |
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| Measure water depth using another object in moving. (Use a stick toward the upper stream.) |
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| Move with the water flow, but when the current is swift, swim slightly against the waves. |
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| Install a rope downstream on the opposite side and go across one by one. |
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| Install a rope above the water. Unless there is a rope, several persons must hold hands or support the shoulders, and line up towards the water’s direction in order to go across. |
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| When falling into a river |
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| When falling into a flowing river, drift in the flowing direction and come out by swimming at an angle. |
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| When falling into the water while wearing clothes and shoes, breathe deeply, take a bent-back-floating pose in the water, take off all clothes and shoes, and finally swim to the surface. |
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| During flooding or isolation |
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| Be careful not to get into a drain or a waterway using floating devices. |
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| Use the road center and move in the opposite direction of the flooding |
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| Keep the body temperature at normal level and avoid excessive movements to escape. |
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| Create a signal for help by all possible means. (with clothes or a flame) |
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| If possible, listen to the radio to help cope with the situation. |
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| When taking a boat |
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| When getting in a boat, fix the boat to a dock or the riverside, hold the sides of the boat with both hands at the back of the boat, then slowly move the feet toward the boat’s floor. |
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| Strive for good balance when moving inside the boat. |
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| When getting out of the boat, ensure that the hind leg does not push the boat toward the river. |
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| When falling into the water, immediately come up to the surface of the water to hold the boat, take a rest for a moment, return to the back of the boat, and raise the body quickly. |
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| All boarders must wear a life jacket. |
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| When selecting a campsite in a valley |
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| A campsite must be in the upper direction compared to the highest water flowing traces, the hilly sections and a clearway shall be secured to take shelter. There should not be any risk of landslide.
※ When a swimming accident or a safety accident occurs, contact 119 (marine 122) or 1588-3650 immediately.
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| When swimming in the foreshore |
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| When there is an access road made for fishermen to enter the foreshore, use the access road, and do not enter any place distant from the access road. |
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| When there is a ditch in the foreshore, do not go across the ditch. Since a ditch becomes full for the first time at the tide, water becomes deeper and you may not be able to go across. Do not access the foreshore around a ditch because it is filled with much water. |
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| Children and the elderly should not go to the foreshore alone. |
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| When the feet are deeply into the foreshore, lie on your face in the opposite direction and creep out, and then seek help from a guide. In an emergency, contact 119. |
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| Do not get in the foreshore on barefoot. Wear boots or when wearing sandals, pull on socks. Shells of fish and shellfish remain in the foreshore. Therefore you may suffer a severe injury if you get in the foreshore on barefoot. |
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| Wear clothes with long sleeves if possible when getting in the foreshore, and put on floppy hats for UV protection, apply a UV block to prevent a burn, and prepare drinking water to prevent dehydration. |
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| When a dense fog suddenly develops when getting in the foreshore, get out of the foreshore irrespective of the tide time, and if you lose eyour course, observe the ripple mark formed by a tide on the foreshore and come out in the direction perpendicular to the ripple mark with a gentle slope. Finally, head toward the land. |
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