Pool Lifeguard Award Course

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.
Acquire open water rescue skills certification