TRAINING & COURSE INFO

Chief Instructor - Dave Jenkinson dsabc_jenkinson@hotmail.com

Become A Lifeguard

Requirements

  • You need to be at least 14 years old at time of examination.
  • You must be a paid up member of Surf Lifesaving New Zealand (through a Surf Lifesaving Club like Orewa).

Fees

Club membership        $80 for the 2010/2011 season
Exam & Manuals          $35 (one off)

If you want to compete as a surf club member there is an additional $100 competition fee (payable after qualifying).
Contact Orewa SLSC on 09 427 8574.

Swimming

You will eventually need to swim 400m freestyle (in a pool) non-stop in under 9 minutes as part of your lifeguard quaification.

  • If you are there already – great - keep up the good work!
  • If you are not there yet, we would recommend that you seek lessons from your local pool until you can at least do 400m non-stop.

Training

Usually at Orewa Surf Club

  • Tuesdays 6:30pm to 8pm
  • Sunday 10am to 12pm

SURF LIFEGUARD AWARD TRAINING PROCESS

Session

Content

Usual Venue & What to bring

1

Introduction
Training and examination process
Tour of clubhouse
SLSNZ - the organisation
Health & Safety

Clubhouse (~2hrs)

Bring:
Exercise book and a pen

2

Pool session
400m swim trial
Underwater retrieval
Tube rescue (pool)
Escapes, releases
Tows

The Leisure Centre (~2hrs)
(Brightside Rd, Stanmore Bay)

Bring:
Togs, towel & swimming goggles
Surf fins (optional at this stage)

3

Physical Environment
Features of the beach
Rips, Waves, Currents

Clubhouse (~2hrs)
Bring:
Exercise book and a pen
Your SLA manual and workbook

4

CPR introduction
Adult to infant CPR
Choking

Clubhouse (~2hrs)
Bring:
Exercise book and a pen
Your SLA manual and workbook

5

First Aid (session 1)

Clubhouse (~2hrs)
Bring:
Exercise book and a pen
Your SLA manual and workbook

6

First Aid (session 2)

Clubhouse (~2hrs)
Bring:
Exercise book and a pen
Your SLA manual and workbook

7

Patrolling
Roles & Responsibilities
The Patrol Operations Manual
Uniform & Public Relations
The 3 Reports
Incident management
Emergency services
Patrolling
Environment

Clubhouse (~2hrs)

 

Bring:
Exercise book and a pen
Your SLA manual and workbook

8

Lifeguard skills
Equipment
Tie a tube
Ins & outs
Surf swimming
Swim in a rip
Tube rescue
Primary survey
Scanning
Victim Identification

We will usually try to arrange a trip to a West Coast beach (1/2 day)

Bring:
Togs, towel & swimming goggles
Lunch
Warm clothing
Wetsuit (highly recommended)
Surf fins (compulsory)

9

Communication
Radios
Signals, Sign & Flags

Clubhouse (~2hrs)

Bring:
Exercise book and a pen
Your SLA manual and workbook

10 +

Revision

Clubhouse (~2hrs)
Bring:
Exercise book and a pen
Your SLA manual and workbook

Finishing School

SLA Finishing School (optional)
A full day intensive revision session arranged by SLS Northern Region on request

Venue to be advised (usually West Coast)

Details provided closer to date

 
Surf Life Saving Club - PO Box 109, Orewa - orewaslsc@xtra.co.nz