00:00I don't think we should ban it. It is definitely an attraction on the island.
00:08It's an attraction in the Caribbean, you know, so you can't ban it, but you can definitely manage it.
00:16Okay, what do you think needs to be put in place? Is it too late?
00:20It's not too late.
00:22Mr. Douglas has been in the marine safety business for over 30 years.
00:26He said, inevitably, incidents would occur as the industry has grown.
00:32Because it's a protected environment and you have so many people using the same area, it is dangerous.
00:39It's inevitable that an incident that is going to happen.
00:43So you have to zone the area.
00:44You have to designate an area where people, when people jump on the jet ski, you have a particular area
00:53where you can enjoy the machine.
00:59You also have to make sure that the operators are registered in some way.
01:06You also have to make sure that they have insurance.
01:09He is again calling for the establishment of a response unit.
01:13So what we need to do as an island is to make sure that a quick response unit is there,
01:20that your visitors can look and see.
01:25The perception of safety has to be there.
01:28Yeah.
01:28And it has to be trained.
01:30They have to be trained to be able to go into the water if need be to respond to an
01:34incident.
01:34He said there is need for the establishment of more proactive entities in the space.
01:40What Tobago don't understand, when they call on the coast guard and they call on the police, these are reactive
01:47agencies.
01:49They react.
01:51Okay.
01:52What you need is a proactive entity.
01:54You need a preventative entity to mitigate any kind of an incident.
01:59Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
02:01You need a preventative entity.
02:04You need a preventative entity.
02:05You need a preventative entity.
02:05You need a preventative entity.
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