VIII.4. Bathing rules
A person in the water – except for a rescue situation –
Cannot be approached by 10 m with a boat or water sport equipment and the bather has to be bypassed so that he/she is to stay between the vehicle and the riverside. The person in the water needs to be warned and the speed of the vehicle has to be reduced so that it would not generate waves near the person.
The tour leader is entitled to give permission for leaving the vehicle with the aim of swimming.
The swimmer has to be followed – ready for rescue operation - with the vehicle until he/she is safe.
Decree 46/2001 BM details all those regulations which are related to no-swimming areas. Those places where swimming is allowed are usually in or near towns.
In swimming areas kayaking, canoeing or rowing are not allowed. Swimming areas are marked by red-white-red vertically striped buoys.
No swimming
- In waterways;
- In the 100-m area in the vicinity of buoys, big ships and floating structures.
- In the 300-m vicinity of river dams, bridges, hydroelectric stations, waterworks and ferry crossing area.
- In the 100-m vicinity of harbours, floating structures, boat bridges, anchored vehicles, water sport sites, airports on water.
- In waters which are unhealthy.
- Except for the designated swimming areas in frontier waters and in free waters in downtown areas.
- In Lake Balaton in Somogy County at a distance of 1000+ metres from the beach without an accompanying vehicle and, in counties Zala and Veszprém at a distance of 500+ kilometres. The latter rule applies to the area of the Tisza Lake.
- At night and in times of poor visibility, with the exception of the areas where the water surface is well-lit and in shallow waters.
- In areas with NO swimming sign.