Remember, non-compliance with safety regulations on water bodies during the autumn-winter period often leads to fatalities and injuries. Autumn ice from November to December, before the onset of stable frosts, is not strong.
The Lepel Inter-district Inspectorate for the Protection of Animal and Plant Life reminds you!
Remember, non-compliance with safety regulations on water bodies during the autumn-winter period often leads to fatalities and injuries. Autumn ice from November to December, before the onset of stable frosts, is not strong. Bonded by evening or night cold, it can still withstand a small load, but during the day, rapidly warming up from meltwater seeping through it, it becomes porous and very weak, although it retains sufficient thickness.
Rules of conduct on the ice:
- Do not go out on thin, unhardened ice.
- Do not gather in groups on individual sections of ice.
- Do not approach ice holes, cracks, or openings in the ice.
- Do not slide down steep banks onto thin ice on sledges or skis.
- Do not cross water bodies on ice in prohibited areas.
- Do not go out on the ice in the dark or in poor visibility.
- Do not drive onto the ice on motorcycles or cars.
Ice at least 10 cm thick in fresh water and 15 cm in salt water is considered safe for humans.
At river mouths and channels, ice strength is weakened.
Ice is not strong in areas of fast currents, springs, and drainage waters, as well as in areas where aquatic vegetation grows, near trees, bushes, and reeds.
If the air temperature above 0 degrees Celsius persists for more than three days, the ice strength decreases by 25%. Ice strength can be determined visually: blue ice is strong, white ice is half as strong, and milky white or yellowish ice is unreliable.