Harbourmaster Grant Nalder on swim floats, boats, buoys, and the vital role of communication

Wellington Harbourmaster Grant Nalder oversees navigation in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. That involves monitoring the movement of vessels (ships, boats, waka, etc.), managing marker buoys, and also, increasingly, looking out for ocean swimmers.

On this episode we talk about:

- the role of the Harbourmaster

- the importance of swimmers being visible to boats (tow floats are mandatory for swimmers who are more than 200m offshore – see the bylaw details below), and also the need for boaties to be aware of swimmers

- the near miss one swimmer, who was new to the ar...