Purpose Teach lifeguards the skills and knowledge needed to prevent and respond to aquatic emergencies. Prerequisites Minimum age 15 by end of course Tread water for 2 minutes using legs only.
Participants cross their arms across their chest.
Submerge to a minimum depth of 7 feet, retrieve a 10-pound object, and return to the surface. Learning Objectives Understand the value of behaving in a professional manner. Learn how to recognize specific characteristic behaviors of distressed swimmers and active and passive drowning victims. Recognize an aquatic emergency and act promptly and appropriately. Perform equipment-based rescue skills and techniques used by professional lifeguards.