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Lifeguarding
Services Australia maintains the highest standards in staff training
and qualifications, currently NSW is leading the way with higher more
advanced qualifications required for all lifeguards.
These qualifications are aligned to national competencies out of the
public safety, sport & recreation and health training packages.
Each of these competencies must be delivered by a Registered Training
Organisation and are included in the NSW
Practice Note 15 (Water Safety).
Throughout the world their exists three different types of lifeguard
qualifications, each lifeguard is specifically trained to supervise and
respond to incidents and potential life threatening emergencies in the
unique environment that they work in, the three lifeguard
qualifications are:
Pool/Lagoon Lifeguard
Open Water Lifeguard
Surf Lifeguard
We operate a range of specific water safety and rescue including
lifeguard trucks, all terrain vehicles, Inflatable Rescue Boats, Rescue
Watercraft and a range of specialty underwater and helicopter recovery
equipment.
Lifeguard Proficiency Testing
The role of a lifeguard is challenging and each location and
environment presents new and unique situations for the lifeguard to
overcome. As part of our quality management over lifeguards all
Lifeguarding Services Australia lifeguards must attend quarterly
“in-service” training.
The purpose of this training is to ensure fitness, rescue and medical
skills are kept at the highest standards as possible,
Pool/Lagoon Lifeguard
A Pool Lifeguard is a person who will be regularly assigned to protect
life and safety at a pool, throughout Australia a Pool Lifeguard is
required to have the following minimum competencies:
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SRCAQU006B
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Supervise
clients in an aquatic facility or environment
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SRCAQU003B
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Respond
to an aquatic emergency using basic water rescue techniques
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SRCAQU007B
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Respond
to an aquatic emergency using advanced water rescue techniques
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HLTFA301B
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Apply
First Aid
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HLTFA404A
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Apply
advanced resuscitation techniques or equivalent
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Lifeguarding Services Australia provides seasonal
contract Pool/Lagoon lifeguards to a number of venues nationwide. Our
team of Pool lifeguards are also used to bolster existing staff numbers
during special events
Open Water Lifeguard
An Inland - Open Water Lifeguard is a person who will be regularly
assigned to protect life and safety at a non-surf, still water beach,
such as a lake or river, throughout Australia a Open Water
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Open Water
Lifeguards require the same competencies as a Pool Lifeguard; however
they must complete an increased fitness assessment along with training
in Inflatable Rescue Boat operations and carrying out rescue’s
utilising rescue boards.
Lifeguarding Services Australia provides open water lifeguards
to schools and special community events such as open water swimming,
rowing, sailing and triathlons.
Surf Lifeguard
A Surf Lifeguard is a person who will be regularly assigned to protect
life and safety in the surf environment, throughout Australia this
qualification varies. In NSW to work as a professional Surf Lifeguard
the minimum qualification is Certificate III in Public Safety
(Aquatic Search & Rescue), we utilise this high standard throughout
Australia as our minimum qualification for Surf Lifeguards.
Every Surf Lifeguard must have the ability to use a range of speciality
rescue equipment ranging from an Inflatable Rescue Boat, Rescue
Watercraft (Jet Ski) to a rescue board.
Lifeguards are
normally the first on the scene at the beach, pool or aquatic related
accidents. That is why all Lifeguarding Services Australia permanent
lifeguards are trained to the minimum advanced clinical level of Certificate IV Health
Services (Ambulance).
Up to 90% of our casual and seasonal lifeguards are trained to a
minimum level of Certificate
II Emergency First Responder with our supervisory lifeguards
certified as Paramedics.
All Lifeguarding
Services Australia lifeguards are trained to perform underwater search
and recovery using a mask, snorkel and swim fins. Approximately 45% of
our staff is scuba trained and scuba equipment is standard in all of our
emergency vehicles.
In addition to these general diving skills a specially trained 10
member Dive Rescue Team is maintained to handle more complicated or
arduous searches.
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