Mad March on South Australian waters

Mad March on our South Australian waters © Marine Safety SA

Perfect March weather coupled with a March long weekend and good fishing for tuna has led to busy coastal waters this month. Our Marine Safety Officers have been flat out checking vessels on the water and at boat ramps across the state.

So far during March there have been more than 500 vessels checked by Marine Safety Officers. It is great to see the number of non-compliant vessels trending downwards in March with 35% of vessels non-compliant in March 2022 compared to 32% in March 2023.

During this period expired flares, not having 1-2 items of safety equipment on board and not wearing or carrying lifejackets were the three most common offences that expiations were issued for.

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