ENTRIES & EXITS

• Demonstrate slide-in entry

​• Exit using ladder

​• Exit safely from pool edge (either by ladder or pool’s edge)

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SCULLING & BODY ORIENTATION

• Front float (mushroom or jellyfish) – 5 seconds, recover to standing position.

• Back float – 5 seconds, recover to standing position.

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UNDERWATER SKILLS

• Submerge in waist-deep (student’s) water, open eyes and blow bubbles.

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MOVEMENT / SWIMMING / STROKES

• Movement on the front 10m (alternating arms & legs or simultaneous arms and legs)

• Movement on the back 5m (alternating arms & legs or simultaneous arms and legs)

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SURVIVAL & ACTIVITY SKILLS (WITHOUT GOGGLES)

• Signal distress

• Grasp the float, and float for 10 seconds

• Then move (with the float) to the pool’s edge

• Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt, correctly fit a PFD, jump into water, float (with head up) for 30 seconds and then climb out of the water

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KNOWLEDGE

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Principles of Personal Safety and Survival

This module coversthe following topics:

1. Water Smart Code

2. Purpose and Use of PFD

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Environmental Awareness

This module coversthe following topics:

1. Water Safety at the swimming pool

2. Understanding the danger and water safety in aquatic environments

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Emergency Situations and Survival Techniques

This module coversthe following topics:

1. Recognising an emergency

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Health Awareness

This module coversthe following topics:

1. Managing Health at the Swimming Pool

2. Danger and Protection from Ultraviolet(UV) rays

3. Hydration during swimming

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Rescues

This module coversthe following topics:

1. Self-Preservation

2. Awareness in Rescue Processes