page_title: National Water Life Saving Association Republic of China
section_title: License and certificate
hierarchical_section_title: National Water Life Saving Association Republic of China / License and certificate
caption_attribution_description: English: National Water Life Saving Association Shorts
context_page_description: National Water Life Saving Association, also known as Chinese Taipei Water Life Saving Association, is the major lifesaving organization in Taiwan. The organization's members are mainly volunteer lifesavers, police officers, firefighters and civilians who are enthusiastic about water sports, water safety awareness and water rescue events.
context_section_description: Junior life saving Certificate [water self-sustaining technique] – For people who intend to take the course and under 16. They will also need to take full course of lifesaving class. However, when they pass the course and received their license, they can not become a professional lifeguard due to under age.
  Lifesaving training course [certified lifeguard license when complete] – For people who wish to become a lifeguard and age above 16. They undergo a series of training including water self-sustaining technique, rescue victims, swimming technique, pool rescue, surf rescue, swift water rescue and CPR. The training also includes a beach exercise on rip currents and a river exercise on hydraulic currents. Two days' probationary practice before obtain the license.
  Lifesaving instructor course – Eligible for people obtained Life Saver license over one year. Butterfly stroke swim technique is required. Training courses including enhanced beach and swift water rescue training, familiar with IRB crew/ driving operation. After course complete, candidates require assisting and teaching life saver training course as probation and obtain the license.
  IRB training class – Mostly for police and firefighters and gradually promote to lifeguards and life saving instructors as the IRB rescue operation become more and popular on the beach and river side.
  MISC: CPR, AED, lifeguard referee, surf rescue, swift water rescue.
caption: Shorts worn by the lifeguards
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