Rowing Queensland | Water Safety

Your safety is our concern

The safe operation of rowing craft on Queensland's waterways is a priority for Rowing Queensland. All rowers,

coxswains and coaches are expected to operate in a safe and healthy manner and not engage in any behaviour that is

contrary to the code of conduct.

Incident Reporting
In an ongoing effort to promote a safe recreational environment for rowers, Rowing Queensland has invested in an incident reporting framework that aims to gather information directly from our members to assist in the development of infrastructure and education programs and on-water compliance programs to benefit all of our members.

The collected data will be used to identify trends, or common safety concerns on our rivers and waterways, and proactively address them with the assistance of Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) and other relevant stakeholders, This will allow Rowing Queensland to improve service provision and education into the areas of greatest need for our sport.

Remember that an ‘Incident’ means any unplanned event that causes, or has the potential to cause, an injury or illness and/or damage to equipment, buildings, or the natural environment. Incidents range from near-misses to serious incidents and emergencies. Knowing more about your incident, or what you have witnessed, may prevent someone else from having one similar.

 » Rowing Queensland Water Safety Incident Notification

Ths form can be used to report an accident or incident both on or off the water to Rowing QLD. This form should only be used if the incident does not need to be reported to Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ). See below for a guideline for reportable incidents to MSQ, please use the Marine Incident Report Form below to report incidents to MSQ. In either case a copy of the form should be sent to the Education & Safety Officer at Rowing QLD and a copy should also be held on file at your club. All reportable marine incidents on Queensland waterways should be reported directly to your regional Maritime Safety Queensland Shipping Inspector within 48 hours of the incident.

» Maritime Safety QLD Incident Report Form

» Guideline for Reportable Marine Incidents

*Please note that if an incident occurs in NSW waterways, the incident should be reported to Roads and Maritime NSW via their reporting framework. This can be found on the Rowing NSW website at http://www.rowingnsw.asn.au/

Investigating Issues
Rowing Queensland will investigate every issue you report. You can report other safety related concerns that you are aware of by sending Rowing Queensland an email at safety@rowingqld.asn.au or phoning us on (07) 3842 1200 during business hours.

Other reportable safety related concerns may also include:
   » EPA noise violations
   » Inappropriate use of power boats; jet skis.
   » Commercial and powered vessels breach of the Code of Conduct (Brisbane River)