Stage 1
*Clothing = full length trousers and top with full length sleeves
over swimwear
- Using a buoyant aid, demonstrate a throwing rescue of a casualty
5 metres away
- Demonstrate a reaching rescue of a casualty 2 metres away
- Demonstrate a rope rescue of a casualty 8 metres away (coil,
throw and rescue)
- Enter shallow water and wade to a casualty 5 metres away; reach
out to the causalty using an aid; walk towards the poolside,
towing the casualty and giving them instructions and reassurance
- Help the casualty to climb out of shallow water using the
stirrup lift
- Wearing clothing*, enter deep water safely and confidently
- Wearing clothing*, swim freestyle continuously for 100 metres
- Wearing clothing*, tread water for 1 minute 30 seconds, using
arms to signal for help every 30 seconds; move 2 metres backwards;
move 2 metres to the right; move 2 metres to the left
- Wearing clothing*, swim head-up freestyle for 10 metres to a
buoyant aid; using the aid hold the HELP position for 2 minutes
- Remove additional clothing whilst in the water
- Perform a feet first surface dive and recover an object from a
depth of 1 metre
- Climb out of deep water without using the steps
Stage 2
*Clothing = full length trousers and top with full length sleeves
over swimwear
- Demonstrate a reaching rescue of a casualty 2 metres away
- Using a buoyant aid, demonstrate a throwing rescue of a casualty
8 metres away
- Demonstrate a rope rescue of a casualty 10 metres away in less
than 1 minute (coil, throw and rescue)
- Enter shallow water and wade to a casualty 8 metres away; reach
out to the casualty using an aid; walk towards the poolside towing
the casualty whilst giving them instructions and reassurance
- Help your casualty to climb out of shallow water using the
stirrup lift
- Swim 50 metres on your front, during which perform 1 feet first
surface dive and 1 head first surface dive to recover an object
from a depth of 1 metre.
- Wearing clothing*; enter deep water using a straddle entry
- Wearing clothing*; swim continuously for 150 metres (minimum of
25 metres on the front and 25 metres on the back)
- Wearing clothing*; tread water for 2 minutes using your arms to
signal for help every 30 seconds then move 5 metres backwards;
move 5 metres to the right; move 5 metres to the left.
- Wearing clothing*; swim head-up on your front continuously for
20 metres
- Remove additional clothing whilst in the water
- Climb out of deep water without using the steps
Stage 3
*Clothing = full length trousers and top with full length sleeves over
swimwear
- Using a buoyant aid, demonstrate a throwing rescue of a casualty 8
metres away
- Demonstrate a rope rescue of a casualty 10 metres away in less
than 45 seconds (coil, throw and rescue)
- Enter shallow water and wade to a casualty 10 metres away; throw a
buoyant aid to the casualty; instruct the casualty to kick their
legs to the side and to climb out without using the steps
- Enter shallow water and wade to a casualty 10 metres away; reach
out to the casualty using a pole; walk towards the poolside towing
the casualty giving them instructions and reassurance; place the
causualty in the support position
- Help the casualty to climb out of shallow water using the stirrup
lift
- In shallow water, turn an unconscious casualty to a face-up
position; walk towards the poolside, towing the casualty and
shouting for help
- Using initiative rescue 1 casualty in difficulty up to 5 metres
away
- Wearing clothing*; demonstrate a fall-in entry into clear deep
water
- Wearing clothing*; swim freestyle continuously for 200 metres in
less than 10 minutes (100 metres on front; 100 metres on back)
- Wearing clothing*; Tread water for 3 minutes, shouting and
signalling for help every 30 seconds
- Remove additional clothing whilst in the water
- Swim 100 metres on your front; during which perform 2 feet first
surface dives and 2 head first surface dives to recover an object
from a depth of 1 metre. Climb out of deep water without using
the steps.
