Entries & Exits
Sculling & Body Orientation
Underwater Skills
Movement/Swimming/Strokes
Survival & Activity skills
Knowledge
Entries & Exits
Sculling & Body Orientation
- Front float (mushroom or jellyfish), 10 seconds, recover to a standing position
- Back float, 10 seconds, recover to a standing position
- Swim 5m on front, rollover and continue swimming 5m on back
- Scull, float or tread for 30 seconds (incorporated in Survival & Activity Skills)
Underwater Skills
- Search for and recover an object in chest deep (student’s) water
Movement/Swimming/Strokes
- Movement on front 25m – front crawl or breaststroke
- Movement on back 15m – backstroke or survival backstroke
Survival & Activity skills
- Scull, float or tread water for 30 seconds
- Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt demonstrate:
1. Swim 15m using any survival stroke
2. Swim to pool edge and climb out,then, put on an appropriately sized PFD and jump into the water (at least 1.4m deep), swim 25m with PFD, and climb out of the water
Knowledge
- Principles of Personal Safety and Survival
- Environmental Awareness
- Health Awareness
- Emergency Situations and Survival Techniques
- Rescues
