Lifesaving Physical Challenges awards develop not only a competent swimmer but also physically challenges the individual. Special missions include snorkelling, open water awareness (whether inland or coastal), and sea scooter to name a few.
Learning Outcomes
- Prepare and fit the equipment correctly
- Perform a safe entry into shallow water
- Clear water from the snorkel using the blast/displacement method. Resume breathing through snorkel without lifting the face from the water
- Fin 25 metres, breathing through the snorkel
- Understand 4 hand signals
- Perform a surface dive and return to the surface. Clear the snorkel on the surface using blast/displacement method
- Exit the water safely and remove snorkelling equipment independently
- Participate in a snorkelling game
Learning Outcomes
- Prepare and fit the equipment correctly
- Perform 3 different types of safe entries
- Clear a fogged mask at the surface
- Swim 100 metres using a flutter kick
- Understand 6 hand signals
- Swim 20 metres at the surface in water too deep to stand while wearing snorkelling equipment
- Perform two surface dives, clear the snorkel on returning to the surface
- Swim 15 metres underwater
- Ascend safely from a depth of 1.5 metres
- Exit deep water safely and remove all snorkelling equipment independently
- Participate in 2 different snorkelling games
Learning Outcomes
- Enter the water, perform bunny hops and fully submerge twice
- Wade 8 metres through knee depth water
- Control breathing while in cold water
- Perform a dolphin dive under an oncoming wave
- Swim 20 metres, with head raises every few strokes
- Tread water and hold position for 1 minute
- Perform a 5 to 10 metre safe surf entry run
- Perform a boogie board roll, remount the boogie board and continue to paddle
- Catch a wave and hitch a ride to the shore on a boogie board
- Run 30 metres, enter safely, swim 20 metres head up front crawl, exit and run 15 metres to the finish
- Answer 5 questions on ocean awareness
Learning Outcomes
- Enter the water, perform bunny hops and fully submerge twice
- Wade 15 metres through knee depth water
- Perform a duck under and fully submerge, surface in-between
- Perform a dolphin dive, surface, swim/wade forward and dolphin dive again
- Swim 30 metres, with head raises every few strokes
- Tread water and hold position for 1 minute, responding to signals throughout
- Perform a 10 to 15 metre safe surf entry run
- Perform a duck under with the boogie board, surface and continue paddling
- Perform a body surf
- Run 50 metres, enter safely, swim 30 metres head up front crawl, exit and run 25 metres to the finish
- Answer 5 questions on ocean awareness
Learning Outcomes
- Show the correct use of Seascooter controls – stopping & starting
- Perform a left and right turn
- Perform a complete full circle
- Navigate a figure 8 course
- Participate in a Seascooter game
Learning Outcomes
- Show the correct use and control of a Seascooter
- Perform a surface dive
- Navigate a slalom course
- Participate in an individual Seascooter game
- Participate in a Seascooter team game
Learning Outcomes
- Swim continuously for 6 minutes in clothing
- Tread water and hold position for 3 minutes. Every 30 seconds shout and signal for assistance
- Perform the H.E.L.P. position with an aid for 2 minutes, swim 20 metres and climb out unaided
- Swim 10 metres and perform a stand-off and reverse
- Perform a non-contact tow over 20 metres using an aid
- Perform contact tows over 15 metres
- Swim 100 metres in 4 minutes, wearing clothing
- Perform a rope throw in 55 seconds
- Perform a buoyant aid rescue to a casualty 15 metres away
- Perform a 10 metre unconscious casualty rescue in shallow water with assisted lift
Learning Outcomes
- Enter the water, perform bunny hops and fully submerge twice
- Wade 8 metres through knee depth water
- Perform a slide-in entry or wading entry with a pole
- Perform an assisted walk-out or a stirrup lift
- Perform a duck under and fully submerge
- Perform a dolphin dive under an oncoming wave or wading entry with a pole
- Swim 30 metres, with head raises every few strokes
- Tread water and hold position for 1 minute, responding to signals throughout
- Perform a buoyant aid rescue to a casualty 5 metres away and perform a rope throw rescue to a casualty 8 metres away
- Run 50 metres, enter safely, swim 30 metres head up front crawl, tread water, swim 30 metres head up breaststroke, exit and run 25 metres to the finish
- Answer 5 questions on open water safety
Learning Outcomes
- Enter safely, tread water for 30 seconds, shout for help and signal for 10 seconds. Roll from front to back then back to front, tread water for 2 minutes
- Perform two different safe entries and exits
- Perform a shout and signal, throwing rescue and a reach rescue to a casualty
- Perform a wading rescue to a casualty 15 metres away
- Perform an unconscious casualty turn and tow, check for breathing and perform an assist lift
- Deal with choking, stroke, asthma, heart attack and hypothermia
- Apply a bandage, sling and treat a bleed
- Check for dangers, check for a response, shout for help, turn a casualty from front to back and open a casualty’s airway and check for normal breathing
- Perform chest compressions and rescues breaths
- Deal with a casualty who is being sick
