Safe Water Sports app
Safe Water Sports has developed an electronic platform for public awareness which is available online via our website https:// safewatersports.gr/ but mainly via mobile phone applications (apps) for free. Through this platform, which is available in Greek, English and French, citizens can easily find information about Greece and Cyprus such as:
- ALL the legitimate water sports rental centers (such as water ski, scuba diving, tubes, kite surf, etc.) that operate in Greece
- 3.400+ beaches with their characteristics that the Organization has mapped in cooperation with the Port Authorities (i.e. if there is a lifeguard, deep/shallow water, the type of the beach - e.g. sandy, rocky etc., -the length of the beach, if it is organized with sun beds and beach umbrellas, if it provides access to PWD, public health services, parking, etc.) by providing an indicative photo that indicates the exact point pointing location as well as other useful information
- Hospitals and health centers
- Contact details of the Port Authorities
- Marines and in general all the mooring places and services provided there
- Boat rental centers for any type of recreation
- The applicable safety regulations (legislation) for each water sport
- Weather conditions
- Any other information that is directly or indirectly connected with the sea and water –based activities. Moreover, through the use of mobile phones and Safe Water Sports app people can:
- Report any kind of misconduct or illegal activity in the sea which puts public safety in danger, as well as use the Organization’s e-platform to notify the Port Authorities in order to intervene when necessary
- Rate and Comment a water sports - recreation rental center and, by doing so, to reward the best agencies and help the average ones to improve and offer better servicesto the public.