ENTRIES & EXITS

• Demonstrate a step-in entry​​

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SCULLING & BODY ORIENTATION

• Front float for 10 seconds

• Swim 5m on front, rollover

• Perform back float for 10 seconds

• Swim 5m on back

• Scull, float or tread water for 30 seconds

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UNDERWATER SKILLS

• Search for and recover an object in chest deep (student’s) water

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MOVEMENT / SWIMMING / STROKES

• Movement on the front 25m (alternating arms & legs or simultaneous arms and legs) 

• Movement on the back 15m (alternating arms & legs or simultaneous arms and legs)

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SURVIVAL & ACTIVITY SKILLS (WITHOUT GOGGLES)

• Scull/float/tread for 30 seconds

Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt, demonstrate:

• Swim 15m using any survival stroke and exit safely from water

• Correctly fit a PFD and jump into the water (at least 1.4m deep)

• Swim 25m with PFD, 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

2. Survival technique in 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