Midshipmen are encouraged to attain increasing levels of achievement as they progress through the program. Those midshipmen who, for medical reasons determined by written notification from qualified medical personnel, cannot perform one or more of the PRT events shall be excused from those events indicated, but will perform the remainder of the test. Thereafter, midshipmen who do not meet the required standards shall be placed on LOA at the time of such failure. If after one semester of LOA they do not make reasonable progress towards meeting qualification standards, they shall be recommended for disenrollment. The procedures for the awarding of physical fitness awards are outlined in Chapter 10 .
Students qualifying as first class swimmer are exempt from further testing.
Midshipmen failing to qualify as a third class swimmer shall be required to participate in remedial instruction. The goal for all students is to qualify as First Class Swimmer. Students qualified at lower than First Class Swimmer shall re-qualify annually. Naval activities in qualifying swimmers shall use the current edition of the American Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety Manual as the authoritative text for the swimming procedures, strokes, breaks, holds, etc., described in this article. Complete Swimmer, Third Class.