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Slide-in entry ,Exit using ladder and from pool edge
Front float (mushroom or jellyfish), 5 sec, recover to standing position.
Back float, 5 sec, recover to a standing position
Submerge in waist deep (student’s)water, open eyes and blow bubbles
Movement on front 10m (alternating arms & legs and/or simultaneous arms and legs)
Movement on back 5m (alternating arms & legs and/or simultaneous arms and legs)
Signal distress /Grasp a flotationaid and float for 10sec
Move to the pool’s edge (with the float) and Exit safely from water
Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt demonstrate:
Correctly fit a PFD, jump into the water, float for 30 seconds and then climb out of deep water
Entries & Exits
Sculling & Body Orientation
Underwater Skills
Swimming Stroke
Survival & Activity Skills
Stage 1
Step in Entry
Front float (mushroom or jellyfish), 10 sec ,Swim 5m on front, rollover Back float, 10 sec. Swim 5m on back. Scull, float or tread
for 30 sec (incorporated in Survival & Activity Skills)
Search for and recover an object in chest deep (student’s) water
Movement on front 25m (alternating arms & legs and/or simultaneous arms and legs) Movement on
back 15m (alternating arms & legs and/or simultaneous arms and legs)
Scull, float or tread for 30 sec
Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt demonstrate:
Swim 15m using any survival stroke
Swim to pool edge and climb out
Put on an appropriately sized PFD and jump into the water (at least 1.4m deep), swim 25m with PFD, then climb out of the water.
Entries & Exits
Sculling & Body Orientation
Underwater Skills
Swimming Stroke
Survival & Activity Skills
Stage 2
Stride / straddle entry
Scull headfirst on back, 5m
Scull, float or tread for 50 sec (incorporated in Survival & Activity Skills)
Swim through hoops on pool bottom for 2m
Swim 50m continuously:
25m front crawl and 25m backstroke
Swim 25m Breaststroke and 25m Survival Backstroke (performed in Sequence in 3A)
Scull, float or tread water for 50 sec
Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt demonstrate:
Swim 25m using survival backstroke or survival breaststroke to a PFD
Correctly fit a PFD in water, swim 50m with PFD, then climb out of the water
Entries & Exits
Sculling & Body Orientation
Underwater Skills
Swimming Stroke
Survival & Activity Skills
Stage 3
Compact jump
Forward somersault in the water
Scull, float or tread for 2 min (incorporated in Survival & Activity Skills)
In at least 1.4m deep water, perform feet-first surface dive, swim through hoops on pool bottom for 2m
Swim 100m
continuously: 25m Front Crawl / 25m Backstroke
25m Breaststroke / 25m Survival Backstroke
Scull, float or tread water for 2 min
Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt demonstrate:
3 min swimming slowly using survival backstroke, sidestroke and survival breaststroke, changing every 15m
Wave and call for help
Retrieve a flotation aid thrown by a‘rescuer’ (2m away)and kick to the side of the pool and exit.
Throw a flotation aid to a partner 2m away and instruct the partner to kick to the edge
Entries & Exits
Sculling & Body Orientation
Underwater Skills
Swimming Stroke
Survival & Activity Skills
Rescue
Bronze
Dive entry (crouching)
Backward somersault in the water
Scull, float or tread whilst putting on a PFD in water (incorporated in Survival & Activity Skills)
In at least 1.4m deep water, perform feet-first surface dive, swim through hoops on pool bottom for 3m
Swim:50m Front Crawl (within 1:30 min)
50m Breaststroke (within 1:50 min) / 50m Backstroke (within 1:40 min)
25m Survival Backstroke / 25m Sidestroke
Dolphin kick 10m on front
Dressed in swimwear, long pants and t-shirt demonstrate the following sequence:
Enter deep water using a straddle jump
Perform a backward somersault
Submerge using feet first surface dive
Swim through hoops on pool bottom for 3m and resurface
Swim 45m quickly using front crawl
Wave and call for help (rescuer to throw PFD)
Retrieve a PFD in water and fit it while treading water
Demonstrate Heat Escape Lessening Posture (H.E.L.P.) technique for 30 second then swim 25m with PFD and climb out of the water
Throw a PFD to a partner 3m away and instruct the partner to kick to the edge
Entries & Exits
Sculling & Body Orientation
Underwater Skills
Swimming Stroke
Survival & Activity Skills
Rescue
Silver
Standing dive
Scull, float or tread for whilst making a self-made float within 5 min
(incorporated in Survival & Activity Skills)
In at least 1.8m deep water, perform head-first surface dive (tuck or pike) and perform ear equalisation, if necessary and swim through hoops on pool bottom for 5m
Swim:100m Front Crawl (within 3:00 min)
100m Breaststroke (within 4:00 min)
100 m Backstroke (within 3:20 min)
50m Survival Backstroke / 50m Sidestroke / 15m Butterfly
Dressed in swimwear, long pants, t-shirt, perform the following sequence: Enter deep water using a compact jump
Perform a head-first surface dive to a depth of at least 1.8m
(and perform ear equalisation, if necessary)
Swim through hoops on pool bottom for 5m and resurface
Swim 45m quickly using front crawl
Then, swim slowly for a further 50musing any preferred survival swim stroke
Remove pants in deep water and make a float with it while treading water within 5 min
Demonstrate Heat Escape Lessening Posture (H.E.L.P.) technique with the self-made float for 1 min
Then swim 25m with the self-made float and climb out of the water
Entries & Exits
Sculling & Body Orientation
Underwater Skills
Swimming Stroke
Survival & Activity Skills