Council is a Watch Around Water Partner, a program of Royal Surf Life Saving Australia WA, for the purpose of operating its aquatic centres.
This means you must keep your children close by, when or in the pool.
Your safety is very important to us, so you must follow these safe supervision policies.
0-4 year olds (responsible person must wear wristband)
- When the child is in the water the Responsible Person must be in the water and stay within arm's reach,
- When the child is out of the water the Responsible Person must be close, be prepared and maintain constant visual contact.
5-11 year olds (must wear wristband)
- The Responsible Person must be close, be prepared and maintain constant visual contact.
12-15 year olds
- The Responsible Person must consider the child's swimming ability to determine whether they may be unaccompanied at the Centre.
Supervision ratios
- 0-4 year olds - maximum two children to one Responsible Person
- 5-11 year olds - maximum four children to one Responsible Person
A Responsible Person must
- be at least 16 years of age;
- not be under the influence of alcohol or drugs;
- be capable of supervising the person/s they have accompanied to the pool;
- be ready, willing and able in an emergency to enter the water and retrieve the person/s they have accompanied to the pool; and
- be nearby to the person/s they have accompanied to the pool, and maintain constant visual communication with them.