COURSE CONTENT
- The Lifeguard and the Law
- Swimming Pool, Hazards and Control Measures
- Swimming Pool Supervision
- Intervention and Rescue
- Rescue of a Casualty with a Suspected Spinal Injury
- Emergency Action Plan
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- First Aid
- Automated External Defibrillation (AED)
LIFEGUARD COURSE PREREQUISITES
Every candidate attending a NPLQ course must be 16-years-old at the time of taking the NPLQ final assessment and be able to:
- Jump/dive into deep water
- Swim 50 metres in less than 60 seconds
- Swim 100 metres continuously on front and back in deep water
- Tread water for 30 seconds
- Surface dive to the floor of the pool
- Climb out unaided without ladder/steps and where the pool design permits
CERTIFICATE
Successful completion of the pool lifeguard course leads to an accredited national pool lifeguard certificate from the Royal Lifesaving Society which is valid for 2 years. A refresher pool lifeguard course (20 hours) is needed before your certificate goes out of date (Please see our pool lifeguard refresher course.