Pool
Lifeguard
Incorporating the Units of Competence:
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SISCAQU002 Perform Basic Water Rescues
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SISCAQU006 Supervise Clients in Aquatic Locations
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SISCAQU007 Perform Advanced Water Rescues
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PUAEME003C Administer Oxygen in an Emergency Situation
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PUAEME001B Provide Emergency Care
The role of Lifeguard is an important one in Australian society. The appropriate supervision of an aquatic facility is vital to a safe environment. The ability to recognise and react swiftly to an emergency can be the difference between life and death or serious injury.
Topics include:
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Supervision
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Prevention of accidents and incidents
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Public relations/Managing Conflict
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Critical Incident Processes
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Problem Solving Skills
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Risk Management
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Advanced Aquatic Rescue
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Resuscitation
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Oxygen Administration
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Defibrillation
This is a physical course. A fitness test requires that the participant:
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Swim 200 metres in under 6 minutes
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Swim 25 metres to a casualty, tow them 25 metres and remove them from the water with the assistance of other trainees in under 1 minute 45 seconds
The trainee will also be required to kneel for the CPR component.
Active Training (formerly World Aquatics) Registered Training Organisation (RTO 40276).
Upcoming Courses
- Sun, Mar 07North Shore Swimming
- Sun, Mar 14North Shore Swimming
- Sun, Mar 21North Shore Swimming
- Sun, Apr 18North Shore Swimming
- Sun, May 02North Shore Swimming
- Sun, May 23North Shore Swimming
- Sun, May 30North Shore Swimming
- Sun, Jun 06North Shore Swimming
- Sun, Jun 20North Shore Swimming
- Sun, Jul 04North Shore Swimming
- Sun, Jul 18North Shore Swimming
- Sun, Aug 01North Shore Swimming
- Sun, Aug 15North Shore Swimming
- Sun, Aug 29North Shore Swimming
- Sun, Sep 26North Shore Swimming