Water safety: pools, beaches and the sea

• Put a safe fence around home pools and lock doors that lead to the pool.^{Abu Dhabi Police}
• Give pool fencing gates that close and latch by themselves.^{Red Cross}
• Enrol children in swimming lessons and teach basic water survival skills.^{Abu Dhabi Police}
• Learn CPR: parents, carers, older children and pool owners should all know it.^{Abu Dhabi Police}

• Stay within arm's reach of young children and new swimmers.^{Red Cross}
• Put your phone away while children swim. Drowning can happen within minutes.^{Abu Dhabi Police}
• Keep watching closely. Drowning can happen in seconds and is often silent.^CDC
• On lifeguarded beaches, swim only inside the marked safe zone, such as between red and yellow flags.^RNLI

• If the person is not breathing, call 998, give 5 rescue breaths, then start CPR: 30 chest compressions to 2 rescue breaths.^{St John Ambulance}
• Be ready to roll them onto their side, as many drowning casualties vomit.^{St John Ambulance}
• Once breathing, place them in the recovery position and keep checking them.^{St John Ambulance}

• Life jackets for children^{Abu Dhabi Police}
• Swim ring or float^{Abu Dhabi Police}
• Throw rope tied to a float, or a long reaching pole^MedlinePlus
• Dry clothes and blankets^{St John Ambulance}
• Charged phone to call emergency services hands free^{St John Ambulance}
• Hat, cover-up and sunscreen^{Red Cross}
• Plenty of fluids to drink^{Red Cross}
• Written list of emergency numbers^{UAE Government portal}

Dubai Municipality says qualified lifeguards guard its beaches. It asks beachgoers to follow lifeguard instructions, watch children constantly, and night swim only in designated zones.^{Dubai Municipality}