SLSS Distinction Award
Aim: To establish an advanced standard of all round knowledge, skills and ability in aquatic rescue situations.
Pre-requisites: Trainee must attain Award of Merit.
Approximate course duration: 20 to 30 hours.
SLSS Distinction Award Course Scope of Training:
- Clear understanding of water-safety, survival in water, rescue principles and emergency aftercare.
- Show proof of SLSS Resuscitation (CPR) or Senior Resuscitation certification or equivalent obtained within past two years.
- Perform Rescue Fitness without rescue-aid to a conscious casualty 100 meters from safety within 6 minutes.
- Perform Contact Tow without rescue-aid to a panic conscious casualty 50 meters away and 100 meters from safety.
- Perform Resuscitation Rescue with buoyant rescue-aid of an unconscious non-breathing casualty in deep water, 45 meters from safety within 1 minute 15 seconds, and perform CPR.
- Swim 800 meters continuously, comprising of 50 meters each of front-crawl, breast-stroke, survival back-stroke and side-stroke per cycle for 4 repetitions.