Tom you raise an extremely valid topic for the Forum. Kiting associations such as AKSA can play an important role interfacing between Kiters and the Public generally. As you correctly state "the peculiarities of kite rescue,how to handle the kite,lines etc." needs some education of the SLSA members for theirs and the general publics safety. Even the best (Skilled and Safety Conscious) Kiters can find themselves in situations where they may need assistance, or worse, unwittingly may become a threat to the public who were on the beaches long before we arrived. I'm not sure donations are required ex AKSA and affiliates, however all Kiters should be members of AKSA who in turn will be sufficiently funded to represent kiting issues to Councils, SLSA's and other relevant bodies.

I think we as a kiting community are also in need of some uniform behavioural guidlines. Recent excellent conditions in WA have produced crowds of Down Wind riding along popular surf and swimming coast line ie Leighton to Trigg. There are many Kiters launching and riding within metres of swimmers and surfers, who if they knew how dangerous kites can be when out of control, would be screaming for us to be banned. We should be giving swimmers and surfers a wide berth, and families on beaches should never be put at risk, which based on current observations isn't happening.

Recent forum posts suggest that many Kiters have not received adequate training, and whilst I personally favour lessons for newbies conducted by skilled trainers, I recognise that there are skilled Kiters out there who have learnt in other circumstances, however a kite is dangerous in the hands of a novice and therefore we should voluntarily regulate before we are regulated. AKSA could have an accreditation process whereby Kiters could be assessed as competent or otherwise and harness tags would indicate that the basic skills of Kiting have been attained.
basic Skills should include Self Rescue, Recognition of Hazards, Navigation rules and a full appreciation of kite safety.

I am no fan of regulation and am proposing Self Regulation by Kiters for Kiters.