Sailing Rules and important Informations

Storm warning

• The storm warning signal will be switched on without advanced warning & indicates the danger of a storm of indefinite strength in form of a steady flashing.
• In the event of a storm warning, a port or a safe place must be found immediately!
• Locations of the storm warning systems: There is a plant in all places around Lake Attersee.

Emergency signals for sailors

There is an obligation to offer assistance when seeing the following signals!

• Panning of a conspicuous object (light, flag, paddle, bath towel)
• Slow lifting and lowering of outstretched arms (tired fly)
• Red flares by a signal gun
• SOS - light or sound signals (3x short - 3x long - 3x short)
• One episode of long beeps

Obligation to dodge generally applies against

• Public security vehicles with blue light
• Passenger ships with green ball or green light
• Fish boats with white ball or white flag (minimum distance 50 m)
• Fishing nets (minimum distance 25 m)

Obligation to dodge for sailboats applies if

• You sail on different bow and the wind blows from backboard!
• You sail on the same butts and are in windward!
• You get closer to another boat! (obligation to defend)

Driving and anchor bans exist in

• bathing zones marked by red-white-red signs with an arrow
• natural shore or reed zones
• Areas, which are specifically marked with entry and/or anchor bans.
• Take-off and landing gates for water skiing
• Landing stage areas of Stern & Hafferl Attersee-Schifffahrt

Motorboat prohibition – Auxiliary motor

• In shore areas, yachts are not allowed to drive closer than 200m, except perpendicular to the shore where a maximum of 10 km/h is allowed
• In the summer months of July and August, riding motorboats or yachts is generally prohibited
• In an emergency situation as well as in case of a problem a motor up to 4,4kw (auxiliary motor) can be used without a license and only to reach the home port