Educational Program and Get Informed About in Greece and Cyprus, Approved by Safety in the Sea and in the Ministry of Education

SAFETY IN THE SEA AND IN WATER SPORTS

Safe Water Sports is a non-profit organization founded in June 2015 with the interest of providing information and raising awareness to the general public on safety matters related to recreational water activities and water sports with great emphasis on safety standards and the prevention of drownings and sea-based accidents. Its primary scope is the information and sensitization of citizens, mostly children, on all matters relating to both water and sea activities (sports and recreation), emphasizing on safety and accident-prevention issues and the implementation of actions in collaboration with the Private and Public sector aiming at the reinforcement of safety issue at the aquatic environment. Greece is ranked 11th globally in the list of countries with the longest coastline (13,676 kilometers). Each year 50,000 European citizens are injured while doing water sports, whereas in our country, 300 deaths occur each year in the sea. Drowning is considered as the second leading cause of accidental death for children 1-14 years of age.

Education of students Safe Water Sports app at schools Read about Safe Water Sports Safe Water Sports created an app for mobiles and tablets interdisciplinary educational program and get informed about in Greece and Cyprus, approved by safety in the sea and in the Ministry of Education. water sports.  Page 8-9  Page 4-5 2 SAFETY IN THE SEA AND IN WATER SPORTS SAFETY IN THE SEA AND IN WATER SPORTS 3 COAST GUARD- OBSERVATORY OF ACCIDENTS PORT AUTHORITIES Safe Water Sports has provided the Port Deaths at sea based on gender 2017-2019 Total Deaths 2017-2019 Authorities of Greece 265 400 375 and Cyprus, at extends beyond Based on the Memorandum 255 350 350 no cost, with an Greek borders. of Cooperation with the 307 221 300 Integrated Pan- Furthermore, Ministry of Maritime and Island 265 255 Hellenic Control 250 221 the Policy, the Organization is 72% & Inspection 200 Information involved on issues regarding 110 Information 150 System the reform and modernization 95 110 28% 86 86 95 System regarding includes the of legislation. In 2018, the 100 a broad range of Observatory Ministry of Maritime and Island 50 water activities. of Accidents Policy, taking into consideration 2017 2018 2019 Through this system, that presents in the Organization’s proposals in 2017 2018 2019 TOTAL MEN WOMEN which operates across all details the number cooperation with the relevant Port Authorities of the country 706 of drownings and sea-based sectoral authorities, voted the Deaths at sea Reasons and the Central Command Presidential Decree 31/2018 3% 3% accidents since 2017. The based on age 6% 13% of deaths (Ministry - Port Authority’s Organization has undertaken on lifeguards, the placement 2017-2019 at sea Headquarters), it is possible the study of the given date in of lifeguards on beaches and 2017-2019 for the Authorities to manage order to establish a national Regulation No. 20 regarding 0-6: 3 7-12: 3 online the following activities: prevention policy. water sports. 19% Drownings • All licenses granted to water 13-17: 6 18-59: 198 236 sports centers in Greece and Pathological reasons Cyprus 60-69: 217 70+: 592 75 The Organization cooperates closely with the state (such as the 21% 58% • The mandatory availability Ministry of Maritime and Island Policy, Education, Health, Sports Fatal Unknown: 13 15 of lifeguards at beaches by etc.) regarding the activities and initiatives that will reinforce Unknown municipalities safety issue in the aquatic environment. The basic topics of coope- • The sea or shore - side ration are the following: Deaths in controls and inspections by the water sports Coast Guard - Expansion and intensification of the use of Information System 2017-2019 Injuries at sea 186 81 that Safe Water Sports has donated to the Coast Guard • Any violations and fines 2017 2017-2019 imposed - Interface with data sources and information managed by other 6 • The efficiency of the Port Ministries Men Women Authorities and the potential -Expansion of the educational program regarding water safety 2018 control deficiencies all over the across all schools of the country 4 country -Reform and modernization of existing legislation through coope- 2019 2017 99 ration with associated Ministries All these activities can be 4 2018 106 carried out in a direct (real- 2019 62 time) and transparent way, Beach Drownings in the without the need of any kind 683 of communication between presence/absence of a lifeguard the Central Command and the 2017-2019 Deaths at sea based on Ethnicity regional Port Authorities. 2017-2019 Greece On February 2018, Safe 9% beaches without Water Sports signed a a lifeguard Germany

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expand its actions. In this a lifeguard Albania Serbia Czech Republic Bulgaria 26% (within working hours) Poland Italy way, safety matter regarding Austria Romania Sweden Switzerland the Organization’s initiatives 65% beaches with a lifeguard 9 10 10 11 11 14 15 15 16 16 21 22 29 67 (outside working hours) 4SAFETY IN THE SEA AND IN WATER SPORTS SAFETY IN THE SEA AND IN WATER SPORTS 5 Safe Water Sports app INTERNATIONAL Safe Water Sports has centers with full contact COLLABORATIONS developed an electronic details. platform for public  The Port Authorities In 2018, Safe Water Sports awareness which is throughout the country signed a Memorandum of available online via with their contact details. Understanding with the Port our website https://  The marines and in Police of Cyprus in order to safewatersports.gr/ general all the mooring cooperate on issues related to but mainly via mobile places and the services safety in the sea. Hence, Safe phone applications provided there. Water Sports has donated the (apps) for free. Through  The boat rental center Information system to the Port this platform, which for any type of recreation Police of Cyprus. is available in Greek, The applicable safety At the same time, in English and French, regulations (legislation) collaboration with the Cyprus citizens can easily find for water sports and information about Greece water activities Tourism Organization, the Safe and Cyprus such as:  The weather at the Water Sports app has been  STRICTLY ALL the water sports sites enriched with information on legitimate water sports  Any other information water sports centers of the rental centers (water ski, that is directly or island, beaches, marinas etc. scuba diving, tubes, kite indirectly connected with for all residents and foreign surf, etc.) that operate in sea and water activities. visitors who visit Cyprus. Greece . In collaboration with  The 3.000+ accessible ''Μοreover through the the French Embassy and for swimming beaches use of Safe Water Sports French Institute, Safe Water which the Organization app people can'': Sports has developed joint has mapped in  Report any kind of initiatives with the scope to cooperation with the Port misconduct or illegal inform French citizens of Authorities by recording activity at sea which Greece or tourists who visit all safety features for puts public safety in Greece but also to create a each beach (i.e. if there is danger, as well as use communication means with a lifeguard, deep/shallow the Organization’s water, the type of the e-platform to notify organizations that operate beach - e.g. sandy, rocky the Port Authorities in in France. The latest version etc., -the length of the order to intervene when of Safe Water Sports app beach, if it is organized necessary is in French language, with sun beds and beach  Rate and Comment a whose translation has been umbrellas, if it provides water sports - recreation completed by the French access to PWD, public rental center and, by Institute. health services, parking, doing so, to reward the Safe Water Sports app is etc.) and by providing an best agencies and help officially proposed by the indicative photo pointing the averagely performing websites of the Ministry of out their map location agencies to improve and Foreigners of the French and as well as other useful offer better and safer British Embassy accordingly. information. services to the public.  All hospitals and health The latest version of Safe Water Sports app includes part of the educational material that has been developed by Stavros Niarchos Foundation donation. The application includes a section (in Greek and English) entitled “LEARN / PLAY” that informs children Safe Water Sports mobile app is available online for free on regarding the safety rules at the beach, in the sea and in water Apple Store and Google Market. To download the mobile sports, but also a number of quizzes. For the period of June 1, 2019 application use the following links: to September 30, 2019, the total number of users was 68,000 and iPhone / iPad: http://apple.co/21rYZyx the number of connection sessions was 100,000. Android: http://bit.ly/1UFT4kI 6 SAFETY IN THE SEA AND IN WATER SPORTS SAFETY IN THE SEA AND IN WATER SPORTS 7 ACTIONS FOR CITIZENS’ AWARENESS

INSPIRATIONAL VIDEOS OF Coast, Saronida, Mavro Litari, Alykes OLYMPIC WINNER ATHLETES Anavyssos and Palea Fokea) The Organization has created a - 16 beaches in Mykonos Municipal- Through awareness series of educational inspirational ity (P. Gialos, Panormos, Elia, Super campaigns, in 2019 Safe videos with the support of Neraida paradise, Paradise, Paraga, Ornos, Water Sports managed to NIKOS KAKLAMANAKIS Gold Olympic Winner Windsurfing Floating Museum by Latsis Foun- Kalafatis, Agia Anna, Psarrou, Agi- inform: dation and the donation of Stavros os Ioannis, Agrari, Ftelia, Lia, Agios Niarchos Foundation in which top Sostis, Kalo Livadi) and Greek Olympic Champions athletes - 444 beaches in the prefecture of participate. Central Greece 70.000 The videos are part of the educa- awareness posters regarding Safe gave the opportunity to the Safe Water tional program of Safe Water Sports, AWARENESS LEAFLETS Water Sports app at the Athens Organization to inform tourists, Sports App approved by the Ministry of Educa- Aegean Airlines Eleftherios Venizelos International prior to their departure, about downloads SPYROS GIANNIOTIS tion. This audiovisual material has Since August 2019, Safe Water Sports Airport Safe Water Sports app and its use. Bronze Olympic Winner gained exceptional results and pos- ‘flies’ with Aegean Airlines. The Specially trained volunteers 10 km open sea swimming itive evaluations from both students Organization teams up with Aege- Shipping Companies informed tourists on a daily basis and teachers who participate in the an Airlines by giving children the Safe Water Sports partners with through the distribution of leaflets program. opportunity to be entertained dur- shipping (ferry) companies such and instantly through the use of a ing domestic and international flights, as Minoan, Hellenic Seaways, mobile phone that was indicating AWARENESS SIGNS through a specially formed educa- Blue Star Ferries and Seajets the app’s features. The awareness signs are a means of tional leaflet. through the distribution of infor- Additionally, the cooperation informing citizens about the safety The educational leaflet includes a mational leaflets regarding Safe was reinforced through an online code in the sea and in water sports. series of fun games regarding safety Water Sports app on their ships. banner of the Organization at the SOFIA PAPADOPOULOU Safe Water Sports created the in the water and in the sea and it is The activities of the Organization official site of the Airport, social Bronze Olympic Winner Sailing “Code of Conduct at Sea”, in order available in Greek & English. Further- are also presented at the media presence, videos at to illustrate in Greek and English the more, passengers can be informed company’s maga- the screens of the air- basic safety rules in the sea through about the use of the -free to down- zines in the form port and publication  40,000 students with signs. load-Safe Water Sports app from its of an Advertorial of the Organiza- the educational program Up to date, the awareness signs publication on Aegean’s magazine. or page cover, tion’s activities on are located in: social media 2Board- the offi-  100,000 users through - 3 beaches in Vari-Voula-Vouliag- Collaboration with Interbus posts but also cial magazine of Safe Water Sports app meni Municipality Collaboration with the out- through the the airport. - 7 beaches in Saronic, Attica Munic- door-based advertising company, projection of CHRISTOS AFROUDAKIS  children and adults through Silver Olympic Winner Water-polo ipality (A. Nikolaos Lagonissiou, Blue Interbus, for the promotion of the Organiza- 2,100 awareness videos tion’s videos on Collaboration on tv and finally the screens of the with retail stores ships. Patakis, DPAM  200,000 people through (through the distribution the distribution of Safe Water Collaboration with regional of Safe Water Sports app at their Sports leaflets roads stores), Kotsovolos Gefyra S.A. (distribution of infor- (Projection of awareness vide- MALKOGEORGOU, TSOLA mational leaflets of Safe Water os of Safe Water Sports where AGGELIKI KARAPATAKI PAPAZOGLOU, PLATANIOTI NIKOLAS PLYTAS Sports) top-Olympic athletes participate, Silver Olympic Winner Water-polo Synchronized swimming Water-ski Champion Olympia Odos (distribution of on the screens of the stores), Are- leaflets of Safe Water Sports at 11 na-Intersport (distribution of Safe 700.000 Service Stations) Water Sports products powered 700,000 reactions by Arena at the stores of Inter- on social media Collaboration with Athens Eleft- sport), Korres (a special launch herios Venizelos International line for pharmacies), Moustakas Airport (products of Safe Water Sports In 2018, the Athens Eleftherios products powered by Arena at GIORGOS PANAGIOTAKIS ΙΟANΝIS DRIMONAKOS ANTONIS TSAPATAKIS Venizelos International Airport Moustakas stores) Greek world champion of free diving Swimming world champion Paralympic winner swimming 8 ΑΣΦ ΆΛΕΙΑ ΣΤΗ ΘΆΛΑΣΣΑ ΚΑΙ ΤΑ ΘΑΛΑΣΣΙΑ ΣΠΟΡ SAFETY IN THE SEA AND IN WATER SPORTS 9 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM Safe Water Sports Organization has created an receive the ‘Sea Musketeer’ badge. Safe Water educational program for primary schools, that Sports will also award a Certificate of Participa- focuses on raising awareness among students tion to the children-members of the Group teams of issues related to safety at and the Volunteer Teachers/ the beach, in the sea, in water Instructors who supervised the sports and generally in any Program. activities that take place in the Τhe program will be com- water. pleted by all 13 Prefectures The online educational pro- in Greece and the regions in gram, that is approved by the Cyprus. Each prefecture that Ministry of Education, includes is represented by the school more than 50 activities that that completed most of the combine learning and fun. program’s activities and the The goal of the program is delegation will consist of the teachers to perform the majority of the program’s Teacher/Instructor and the student leader of activities. Only then, is the program’s implemen- the Group accompanied by his/her parents, will tation considered complete and successful. participate in the annual ‘Conference of the Sea All students participating in the program will Musketeers’ will take place in Athens.

 The program is  It includes more than and the empirical and  The educational material  All the supporting  The program can be implemented by a school and 50 activities that combine experiential approach to is structured in a way material for teachers / implemented throughout is supervised by a teacher/ learning and fun. knowledge. that allows either the instructors and students the ‘’flexible’’ school time instructor. selective development of is distributed through the zone and each group  The program offers two sets  The activities of the thematic modules or the e-learning platform of can implement as many  It can start at any time of activities, depending on the program are interdisciplinary implementation of the total the Safe Water Sports activities as it wishes during the school year and age of the children involved. combining such disciplines material. Academy, which can must be completed by the end One is for children aged 6-8 as arts, language, social also be used by the of it. (1st-3rd Grade) and the other education, geography, physics, teacher/instructor and for children aged 9-11 (4th – music, I.T., etc.) and can be Safe Water Sports to 6th Grade). implemented within the school monitor the progress program. of each team.  It is based on active learning methods and it is developed on the basis of principles of interdigitation 10 SAFETY IN THE SEA AND IN WATER SPORTS SAFETY IN THE SEA AND IN WATER SPORTS 11 1st Conference of the Sea Musketeers Athens Academy of Safe Water Sports Award

On Saturday, October 5th, 2019, the The Athens Academy 1st Conference of Musqueteers of Safe Awards of 2019 occurred Water Sports, was held at Neraida on Thursday, December Floating Museum in Floisvos Marina 19th, in the context of the with the support of John S. Latsis Public annual Festive Meeting Benefit Foundation in the presence of of the country’s highest the Deputy Minister of Education, Mrs. spiritual institution. Sophia Zacharaki. During the ceremony, the During the Conference, the work President and Founder of each school that participated in of Safe Water Sports, the program was presented. Each Mr. P. Paschalakis, was school of each Prefecture that was awarded regarding the Presentation of the educational program of Safe distinguished for completing the online Organization’s activities Water Sports under the auspices of the President educational program of Safe Water and successes. The of the Hellenic Republic Sports, was honored and awarded with honorary award of the donation of an educational bag of social contribution was In the presence of the President of the Hellenic Safe Water Sports. Each representation given by the President Republic, Mr. Prokopios Pavlopoulos, Safe Water was made by the Teacher/Instructor of Athens Academy, Mr. Sports presented its educational program about who accomplished the program Vasilis Petrakos. safety in the sea and in water sports at Stavros and the student leader of the Group Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center. accompanied by his/her parents. During the event, there were speeches by Deputy The children who attended the event Ministers, Port Authorities and Olympic winner participated in an organized guided CHECK -LEARN- athletes too. tour and educational program that was CARE specially designed and implemented by Neraida Floating Museum. In collaboration with the Hellenic The goal of the ceremony was to Coast Guard - Directorate of award the schools that completed Port Police and the Ministry of the program successfully with an Education, Safe Water Sports educational bag and to transform them Organization designed an into representatives-ambassadors of extended educational program the program in order to ‘’transmit’’ their to inform students at schools experiences and pass their knowledge throughout the country, titled to other schools too. CHECK - LEARN - CARE. This training program, which is based on the consolidation of safety rules in the sea and power point presentations and In 2019, the finally animations and quizzes, Olympic winner Memorandum of Cooperation between Ministry of in water sports, primarily in order to provide an effective athletes- Tourism-Safe Water Sports addresses to Primary and Secondary School students and targeted form of education. ambassadors of Part of the educational Safe Water Sports visited 11 Οn December 19, 2019 a four-year Memorandum and it is carried out during the primary schools in Attica by material is formed by a series of Cooperation was officially signed between spring semester of the school educating 2.592 children. the Ministry of Tourism and Safe Water Sports year (March - June) throughout of inspirational videos that are Throughout Greece, there Organization, in order to jointly develop sustainable Greece. Regarding the redesign made with the participation of were 223 visits in primary actions to promote maritime tourism by emphasizing of the educational program, N. Kaklamanakis, Ch. Afroudakis, schools where 26.052 children the importance of water safety in the aquatic the Safe Water Sports team of S. Papadopoulou, A. Karapataki, were educated, 44 visits in High Schools where 4,590 environment. teachers worked on a voluntary N. Plytas, the National Team in were informed. Totally, in 2019 Based on the Memorandum of Cooperation, the basis in order to provide Port Synchronized Swimming (E. Platanioti, S. Malkogeorgou, A. Safe Water Sports educated Minister of Tourism, Mr. Haris Theocharis, stated that Authorities with safety rules 40,000 children, while Tsola, E. Papazoglou) and G. “The development of special forms of tourism, as the in the sea and in water sports, 250,000 children are educated thematic tourism, is of prime importance to us and it educational videos, interactive Panagiotakis. since 2016. is considered as one of the key pillars to our strategy.’’ 12 SAFETY IN THE SEA AND IN WATER SPORTS SAFETY IN THE SEA AND IN WATER SPORTS 13 Academy (e-learning) Safe Water Sports created an online Safe Water Sports created an online distance learning platform that consists of educational games specially formed for students of primary schools. Through this platform, schools can gain access to the educational program of the Organization that is approved by the Ministry of Education but also to a range of other features, such as presentations for summer camps, swimming pools or even for personal use. The aim Safe Water Sports Book of the program is the awareness among students on issues & CD for children related to safety at the beach, in the sea, in the swimming Safe Water Sports, whose scope is pool and in water sports. to reach children from a very young Through this program, children learn to respect, not to age, collaborates with PATAKIS be afraid of the water and they gain useful knowledge for editions, the author, Mr. Vangelis the rest of their lives by using the means of technology Iliopoulos and the illustrator through the use of this special digital friendly platform that Mrs. Vili Karampatzia in order to consists of video, quizzes, illustrations etc. present a book for children named http://e-learning.safewatersports.gr/en/normal/academy “The Octopus Safe and the Three Seaguards”. The book presents the theme of safety measures in the sea and in water sports through a fairytale story. Safe Water Sports, in cooperation with MINOS-EMI Educational Bag released its first CD named ‘’dive Interactive games, especially for young ages, into blue’’ that is related to water. The music is composed by D. are considered to be the most effective means Sougioul, the lyrics are written of education. For this reason, Safe Water Sports by the author V. Iliopoulos, has created an educational bag that consists of the orchestration - programming Playmobil games (a representation of beach and sea is performed by L. Xanthis and activities), activity cards, color books, story cubes the Production’s Management is (cubes with images stimulating the imagination conducted by N. Kokkinos. of children), unscramble the rules, bingo, memory MINOS-EMI alongside the artists, games etc. in order to inform and educate children. Helena Paparizou, Andriana The educational bag is suitable for holiday Mpampali, Tamta, Panos camps, hotels, Mouzourakis, Thodoris Marantinis, swimming pool Penny Mpaltatzi and Nandia centers etc. Kontogeorgi participated in this project voluntarily by supporting the mission of the Organization. 14 SAFETY IN THE SEA AND IN WATER SPORTS SAFETY IN THE SEA AND IN WATER SPORTS 15 EDUCATIONAL- AWARENESS CENTERS In 2018, Safe Water Sports in cooperation with Municipalities created three educational & awareness centers with the scope to educate our “little” friends for safety measures in the sea and in water sports through a series of games. The centers are located on the beaches of Vouliagmeni (across Astir)/Kavouri, Plaka in Dilessi and for a third year in a row at Kalo Livadi beach in Mykonos. At these centers, that operate from 11:00 - 18:00 on a daily basis, children SAFETY have the ability to participate in a CERTIFICATION range of interesting activities such FOR WATER as: target games, music pillows, constructions, painting, bingo, find SPORTS RENTAL the errors games etc. that combine CENTERS knowledge and fun. TÜV AUSTRIA HELLAS, an independent inspection and certification body, joins forces with Safe Water Sports to improve the safety measures in water sports centers. The two parties have developed a Private Certification Protocol for Licensed In total, 39 water sports centers have been certified through Water Sports Centers this model. These water sports centers are located in: Costa for the certification of Navarino hotel, Four Seasons Astir Palace, Nautical Association of relevant businesses, Vouliagmeni, Naxos, Chalkidiki, Paros, Chania, Irakleio, Rethymno, provided they meet Galata Troizinia, Perivolos in Santorini, Kea and Skiathos island. specific safety standards The objective of the protocol is to identify the standards and in order to receive the requirements as key-elements of the Private Protocol in terms of the “Water Sports certified following points: requirements of the activity space, infrastructure, quality” Label. safety equipment, equipment and water sports and recreation The Water Sports means, education, skills and training of the personnel regarding the Certified Quality use of equipment and the provision of services etc. protocol emphasizes on functional requirements The objective of the Private Protocol is to constitute the first and fully dedicated for water sports and “Private Greek Compliance Control Organization” for the Marking and Promotion of water recreational centers, sports rental centers which are certified and comply with the pertinent requirements. focusing on safety standards, quality Additionally, based on a decision made by the Ministry of Tourism, the existence of certification of facilities and equipment regarding water sports centers and recreational services and customer activities such as the ‘’water sports certified quality’’ model issued by TUV Austria Hellas, care. it participates also in the star rating category for each hotel. NATIONAL DAY FOR THE PREVENTION OF SEA-BASED ACCIDENTS & DROWNINGS Collaboration between the Ministry of Maritime and Island Policy and Safe Water Sports as Greece is the 1st country that establishes a “National Day for the Prevention of Sea-Based Accidents & Drownings”.

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