Swimming Pool Knowledge:
• Identify health and safety aspects relevant to the swimming pool environment
• Risk assess a swimming pool
• List areas covered in a Normal Operating Plan
• List areas covered in an Emergency Action Plan
• List the role and responsibilities of a pool rescuer
• List the rescue equipment available

First Aid Knowledge:
• Know how to make a Scene assessment
• List the Primary Survey
• List the priorities of casualty management
• Know how to call for help
• Know how to recognise and treat a suspected:
o Fractures
o Dislocations
o Strains and sprains
o Cramp
• Know how to recognise and treat suspected:
o Compression
o Concussion
o Skull fracture
o Spinal injuries
• Know how to treat a suspected spinal cordinjury:
o Demonstratemanual in line stabilisation on a suspected spinal cord injury casualty
o Demonstrate log roll on a suspected spinal cord injury casualty
o Demonstrate the recovery position using two people
• Know how to recognise and treat suspected:
o HeartAttack
o Seizures
o Diabetes
o Stroke
• Know how to recognise and treat suspected breathing problems:
o Asthma
o Hyperventilation
o Drowning
o Choking
• Know how to recognise and treat suspected:
o Small cuts
o Grazes
o Bruises
o Minor burns
• Know how to recognise and treat shock and bleeding:
o Identify types of bleeding
o List the signs and symptoms of shock
o Demonstrate treating shock
o Demonstrate controlling simulated external bleeding

Basic Life Support:
• Demonstrate turning a simulated casualty from front to back
• Demonstrate the action for regurgitation
• Demonstrate putting the simulated casualty into the recovery position
• Demonstrate using manikins basic life support for the following casualties:
o Adult sudden collapse
o Adult drowned
o Child
o Infant
• Demonstrate on a manikin basic life support with the use of a pocket mask
• Demonstrate on a manikin opening an airway for a suspected spinal cord injury casualty

Pool Rescue Skills:
• Demonstrate a reaching rescue for a simulated weak swimmer
• Demonstrate a throwing rescue for a simulated weak swimmer
• Using a rescue aid perform a rescue over 5m:
o Demonstrate a wading rescue on a simulated weak swimmer
o Demonstrate a rescue of a non-swimmer
o Demonstrate a rescue of a weak swimmer
o Demonstrate a rescue of an injured swimmer
o Demonstrate a rescue of an unconscious casualty
• Demonstrate a rescue of a non-swimmer over 5m
• Demonstrate a rescue of a weak swimmer over 5m
• Demonstrate a rescue of an injured swimmer over 5m
• Demonstrate a rescue of an unconscious casualty over 5m
• Demonstrate a rescue of an unconscious casualty from the deepest part of the pool:
o Demonstrate the retrieval of a submersible manikin from the deepest part of the pool
o Demonstrate simulated resuscitation in the water
o Demonstrate the safe landing of a simulated live casualty onto poolside
• Demonstrate how to stabilize a facedown suspected spinal cordinjury casualty in shallow water:
o Demonstrate a spinal stabilization method
o Demonstrate team stabilisation
o Perform a horizontal team lift

This qualification is trainer assessed. 

To complete the qualification, candidates must:

• Demonstrate the primary survey and turning face down to face up
• Demonstrate the procedure for action for vomit and recovery position
• Using a manikin demonstrate basic life support for adult sudden collapse
• Using a manikin demonstrate basic life support for an adult drowning casualty
• Using a manikin demonstrate basic life support for children
• Using a manikin demonstrate basic life support for infants
• Using a manikin demonstrate obtaining an airway on a suspected spinal injury
• Demonstrate a Reaching Rescue over 2m
• Demonstrate a Throwing Rescue over 5m
• Demonstrate a Wading Rescue over 5m
• Demonstrate a water based rescue using a buoyant aid over 5m for a:

  Weak swimmer or Non-swimmer or Injured swimmer or Unconscious

• Demonstrate a water based contact rescue over 5m for a:

  Weak swimmer or Non-swimmer or Injured swimmer or Unconscious

• Demonstrate recovering a simulated body from the pool floor, CPR and landing onto poolside
• Demonstrate the rescue of a suspected spinal injury casualty in shallow water