Observe, patrol, educate, warn and rescue. These are the tasks of the Egmond Rescue Brigade (ERB). During the summer months, professional volunteers ensure your safety on the Egmond beach.
On a crowded beach, the professional volunteers of the Egmond Rescue Brigade (ERB) are always easy to recognize with their yellow shirts and red shorts. Their duties include observing, patrolling, educating, warning and rescuing.
You will also find warning flags along the beach:
The yellow flag means that it is dangerous to bathe or swim. Floating objects are prohibited in the sea.
When the red flag is displayed, it is prohibited to bathe or swim.
If the question mark flag goes up at the rescue brigade post, a child has been found.
Always follow the instructions of the rescue brigade members, who are clearly recognizable by their yellow shirts and red shorts.
Circulation
Visiting Egmond aan Zee means visiting the beach. And if the weather is nice, take a dip in the sea, of course! But be careful for circulation in the water. A Circulation current is a strong current in the water that is directed seaward. Circulation are often difficult to see, but always present. The exact location may vary daily as they move. It is therefore important to keep a close eye on the warning signs and the flags of the Rescue Brigade.
What to do in a Circulation?
Have you ended up in a circulation? Then stay calm and swim with the current until you feel it diminishing. Then swim away diagonally, away from the rip current, and return to the beach over the sandbanks. A sandbank can be recognized by the breaking waves. Are you unable to swim away properly? Try to make it clear to others as quickly as possible that you are in danger.
Do you see someone else needing help? Do not jump into the sea yourself, but warn the Rescue Brigade as quickly as possible via telephone number 112 and do not lose sight of the victim!