Lifesaving 1 – 2 – 3

These sequential awards cover the basic aquatic lifesaving skills and provide a good preparation for the Bronze Medallion.

Recognised as the ‘flagship’ award for lifesaving, the Bronze Medallion is designed to establish competent levels of knowledge of water safety combined with a practical ability to rescue in a variety of simulated open water conditions. The award is undertaken in a swimming pool.  This award can be credited within the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.
(Minimum age 13 or 12 with Rookie Star Grade 4 or Lifesaving 3 Award.  Requires a current Life Support Award.)

This award is an extension of the Bronze Medallion, covering further simulated open water rescue situations.
(Minimum age 13. Requires a current Life Support Award and evidence of having once held a Bronze Medallion.)

This is the top lifesaving award to establish excellent levels of knowledge, understanding and practical ability in simulated open water rescue situations in a swimming pool, following both the Award of Merit and the Silver Cross Award.
(Minimum age 16. Requires a current Life Support 3 Award and a current Silver Cross Award.)

• Assessment syllabus theory questions
• land based rescue
• water based rescue
• non-contact rescue
• contact rescue
• resuscitation rescue
• initiative rescue

LIFE SUPPORT

Life Support and Life Support 3

These two awards cover the major first aid aspects of lifesaving: rescue breathing, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), bleeding, shock, choking & hypothermia.
Click here for more details of the Life support Awards.

OPEN WATER RESCUE

Bronze Cross

This open water lifesaving award is designed to establish competent levels of ability in an open water rescue, undertaken at an open water site (open sea, lake, river etc.).

This is an open water lifesaving award designed to establish proficient levels of knowledge and practical ability in open water situations.

National Rescue Award for Swimming Teachers and Coaches

We run courses throughout the year for the National Rescue Award, these courses are aimed at providing teachers and helpers with their own lifesaving award.
Candidates for the NRAstc will need to be able to swim 20 metres on their front and 20 metres on their back, comfortably, and be prepared to learn basic, practical lifesaving skills. This award can be achieved by most people involved in teaching swimming or assisting to supervise.
Whether you help out with the local school swimming lessons or coach the GB squad, your number one priority must always be the safety of the swimmers in your charge. The courses include all the skills required for Life Support on adult and child manikins and also the Life Saving skills for effecting a pool rescue with practical sessions, theory and discussions.
A comprehensive handbook is supplied containing the award conditions and guidelines and the candidate assessment forms. Candidates must be 16 years of age at the time of the assessment. For candidates with no previous experience of lifesaving the course requires a minimum of 12 hours tuition.
The depth assessment at the Aquarena, for retrieval of the rescue manikin, can be from 1 metre up to 3.81 metres depending on the requirements of the candidates.
For further information on the course availability please contact the Club Secretary or the Club Captain.

 

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