What a strange world we live in ! There are a plethora of laws we must obey to ensure our personal safety.
If we drive or ride in a car we must use a seatbelt. If we ride a motorbike we must wear a safety helmet. If we use a boat we must wear a safety vest and have distress flares and other stipulated equipment - and yet if we choose to fish off the rocks absolutely no laws apply to this most dangerous of sports.
Drownings due to a larger than normal wave washing rock fishermen - and women - off the rocks are common. Councils have installed " Angel rings " at many popular fishing spots - yet in most cases lives would be saved if the person fishing wore an inexpensive flotation device to support them in the water.
Then there is the cost factor. Search boats and helicopters looking for those washed into the sea cost big money and each death results in an inquest and court time that comes from the public purse.
If the government is sincere in saving lives - and saving money - a law requiring those who fish from unsafe rock ledges to wear an approved flotation device is long overdue !
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