NSW bar cameras upgraded
More user-friendly web cameras and now compatible with iPhonesNSW Maritime has upgraded the cameras at various bar crossings to provide added safety for boaters. The web cameras provide real time footage of conditions on a selection of the State’s coastal bars.
"Boaters who log on to the RMS website now have access to a more user-friendly presentation of these live images with an upgraded system and presentation of vision from 14 coastal bars," Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) Acting Director, Maritime Michael Wright, said.
"The footage is also now compatible with iPhones," he added.
Crossing a coastal bar requires local knowledge and experience as well as preparation and planning. Even in apparently calm conditions vessels can capsize, be damaged or wrecked on bars and lives have been lost.
Skippers are advised to avoid crossing a bar when the tide is changing as this is when dangerous waves are most likely to occur.
“All people in a recreational vessel must wear an appropriate lifejacket when crossing coastal bars,” Mr Wright adds.
For more information on bar crossing safety or to view coastal bar crossing footage, go to www.maritime.nsw.gov.au
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