Pool Lifeguard Award Course

Aim: To develop acceptable standards of knowledge, judgement, skills and physical abilities for the supervision of people in swimming pools.

Pre-requisites: Trainee must attain Bronze Medallion Award.

Approximate course duration: 20 to 30 hours.

Pool Lifeguard Course Scope of Training:

Clear knowledge and understanding of emergency equipment at the pool, poolside communication procedures, pool hazards and accident prevention principles, emergency action plan.
Working knowledge of oxygen resuscitators.
Show proof of SLSS Resuscitation (CPR) or Senior Resuscitation certification or equivalent obtained within past two years.
Perform Contact Tow Rescue within 1 minute 20 seconds.
Perform Resuscitation Rescue of a submerged and unconscious casualty, and perform CPR.
Perform Double Rescue of two casualties.
Perform Releases from three types of clutch
Handle and care of a casualty with spinal injury
Swim 400 meters continuously, comprising of 100 meters each of breaststroke, survival back-stroke, side-stroke and front-crawl within 11 minutes.