Entries & Exits
Sculling & Body Orientation
Underwater Skills
Movement/Swimming/Strokes
Survival & Activity skills
Rescue
Knowledge
Entries & Exits
- Enter water using a compact jump
Sculling & Body Orientation
- Demonstrate a forward somersault in the water.
- Scull, float or tread water for 2 minutes (incorporated in Survival & Activity Skills)
Underwater Skills
- In at least 1.4m deep water, perform feet-first surface dive, swim through hoops on pool bottom for 2m
Movement/Swimming/Strokes
Survival & Activity skills
- Scull, float or tread water for 2 minutes
- Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt demonstrate:
1. 3 minutes swimming slowly using survival backstroke, sidestroke and survival breaststroke, changing every 15m
2. Wave and call for help: Retrieve a flotation aid thrown by a ‘rescuer’ (2m away) and kick to the side of the pool and exit.
Rescue
- Throw a flotation aid to a partner 2m away and instruct the partner to kick to the edge
Knowledge
- Principles of Personal Safety and Survival
- Environmental Awareness
- Health Awareness
- Emergency Situations and Survival Techniques
- Rescues