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Open Water Lifeguard
Water Rescue Equipment Training
Rookie Lifeguard Course
First aid course

RLSS Open Water Lifeguard

About the Course

The Open Water Lifeguard (OWL) Qualification was developed by the Royal Life Saving Society UK to address the role of open water lifeguards and the needs of open water operators.  The OWL qualification can be used to supervise and provide rescue cover for planned, organised and risk assessed activities in still, non-tidal water.

 

The OWL enables candidates with no previous lifeguard experience to become qualified. By attaining this qualification candidates will have been assessed as competent to provide supervision and rescue cover for planned, organised and

risk-assessed activities in open water still, non-tidal.

The Open Water Lifeguard Qualification is valid for two years and is independently assessed. The candidate manual and trainer resources help the Open Water Lifeguard Trainer Assessor deliver through the three sections:

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  • Section 1 - The Open Water Lifeguard, environment, hazards and supervision

  • Section 2 - Responding to an emergency and taking action

  • Section 3 - CPR and First Aid

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New candidates: 18hrs + Assessment

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Prerequisites

  • Be 16-years-old or over at the time of assessment

  • Be competent and confident in open water

  • Be able to submerge under the water confidently

  • Before the course, candidates must be able to swim at least 400 metres in a pool/ open water swimming continuously on their front and showing urgency

  • Able to submerge under the water confidently

  • Must complete minimum guided learning hours

  • Successfully complete the course assessment​

 

For more information please look at Open Water Lifeguard (OWL) Qualifications | Royal Life Saving Society UK ( RLSS UK )

RLSS Water Rescue Equipment Training

About the Course

As the UK’s leading provider of water safety education and training, RLSS UK has developed a two-hour Water Rescue Equipment Training session to ensure as many people as possible are confident and competent in the use of water rescue equipment found around waterways.

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The session develops skills and confidence in rescue equipment use, as well as developing the knowledge and ability to safely improvise, where no rescue equipment is available. 

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Why not put yourself and/or members of your team forward, to take part in in this Water Rescue Equipment Training and help to grow the number of people with rescue skills in your local area and ultimately prevent drownings.

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The RLSS UK Water Rescue Equipment Training covers:

  • Open water hazards (such as canals and rivers)

  • Cold water shock

  • Land-Based Rescues (Shout, Reach & Throw)

  • Public Rescue Equipment (PRE)

 

Each person who successfully completes the training and achieves the required level of competence will receive an

e-certificate. Training is then valid for two years from the date of completion.

 

New candidates: 18hrs + Assessment

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Who is Water Rescue Equipment Training designed for?

  • Anyone aged 16 years or over.

  • Individuals in any local community, especially those living near a waterway or body of water.

  • Businesses with a responsibility for supervising the public near a waterway or body of water.

    • Nightlife venues, bars and restaurants in waterfront locations or river city/town e.g. door staff, street pastors etc.

    • Outdoor learning venues with lakes/ponds

    • Golf clubs with lakes/ponds

    • Heritage sites with rivers, lakes or ponds

  • Businesses with a responsibility for outdoor operatives working in or around water:

    • Building and construction

    • Water companies

    • Local authorities

    • Other utilities

    • Event venues

  • Education establishments with lakes/ponds on-site or located in a river city/town.​

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RLSS Rookie Lifeguard Course

About Rookie Lifeguard 

RLSS UK’s Rookie Lifeguard Pool programme enables children to learn valuable water safety skills in a fun, engaging, educational, and social swimming pool environment.

The Rookie Lifeguard Pool programme teaches children interchangeable skills that help build their confidence, promote teamwork, and foster leadership skills. Rookie Pool Lifeguards develop the basic survival, rescue and lifesaving skills that will empower them to respond effectively in emergency situations.

The Rookie Lifeguard Pool programme can run parallel to your child’s current swimming lessons and enhance the skills they learn in the pool.

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More details for each stage of the Rookie Lifeguard Pool programme:

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Bronze Stage Awards 1-3 

During the Bronze Stages of the Rookie Lifeguard Pool programme, children learn and complete the following skills:

  • Enter shallow water safely and confidently and wade

  • Tread water and signal for help

  • Swim continuously in clothing for 50m

  • Swim Lifesaving Backstroke

  • Scull head and feet- first

  • Hold the ‘HELP’ position

  • Demonstrate a non-swimmer, weak swimmer, and an unconscious casualty

  • Demonstrate a ‘Shout and Signal’ rescue

  • Throw an aid

  • Demonstrate a reach rescue

  • Enter deep water safely and confidently

  • Perform a feet-first surface dive and swim underwater

  • Climb out in deep water without using the steps
     

Silver Stage Awards 1-3

During the Silver Stages of the Rookie Lifeguard Pool programme, children learn and complete the following skills:

  • Swim continuously in clothing for 200m on your front and back

  • Demonstrate a reaching rescue

  • Throw a buoyant aid to a casualty 8m away

  • Enter shallow water and wade to a casualty

  • Using a throwing aid, instruct the casualty on what to do

  • Using a rigid aid, instruct the casualty on what to do

  • The support position

  • Tread water for 3 minutes

  • Swimming, surface dives and object recovery

  • Shallow turn and rescue an ‘unconscious casualty’

  • Coil and throw a rope to a casualty 10m away and pull it to the side in less than 45 seconds

  • Enter deep water using a straddle jump

  • Demonstrate a fall-in entry into clear, deep water

  • Swim 20m continuously with your head out of the water on your front

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Gold Stage Awards 1-3

During the Gold Stages of the Rookie Lifeguard Pool programme, children learn and complete the following skills:

  • Coil and throw a rope to a casualty and pull to the side

  • Swim 400m continuously in clothing

  • Demonstrate Lifesaving Backstroke, Sidestroke, Breaststroke or Front Crawl

  • Tread water, remove clothing, then swim 50m

  • Climb out of deep water unaided

  • Demonstrate fall-in, compact jump or shallow dive

  • Demonstrate a Reverse

  • Demonstrate a Standoff

  • Rescue an unconscious casualty at depth in less than 2 minutes 30 seconds

  • Demonstrate supported rescue breathing whilst waiting for help

  • Demonstrate the support position

  • Demonstrate non-contact rescues

  • Treat for shock

  • Hand signals

  • Using any recognised competitive stroke, swim 400m continuously, in less than 12 minutes

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