Bronze Medallion

Cer­tifi­cate II in Pub­lic Safety – Aquatic Rescue

The Bronze course is usu­ally run over a period of 6–8 weeks, involv­ing both the­ory and prac­ti­cal ses­sions con­ducted at Mul­laloo Surf Club. The final assess­ment may take place at a cen­tralised loca­tion in con­juc­tion with other Surf Clubs. Con­tact the Direc­tor of Edu­ca­tion for more information.

Pre­req­ui­sites

  • Can­di­dates must be a finan­cial mem­ber of Mul­laloo SLSC for the cur­rent season
  • Can­di­dates must be a min­i­mum of 15 years old on the date of assessment
  • Have com­pleted a 400 metre swim in nine (9) min­utes or less prior to com­mence­ment of course (signed and observed by an autho­rised club per­son). This can be done in a swim­ming pool of not less than 25 metres, or over a mea­sured open water course.

Course Out­line

The fol­low­ing Units of Com­pe­tency will be assessed and issued as the Cer­tifi­cate II in Pub­lic Safety (Aquatic Res­cue) qualificiation:

  • Fol­low defined OH&S poli­cies and procedures
  • Apply surf awareness
  • Pro­vide emer­gency care
  • Com­mu­ni­cate in the workplace
  • Oper­ate com­mu­ni­ca­tion sys­tems & equipment
  • Par­tic­i­pate in an aquatic res­cue operation
  • Work effec­tively in a pub­lic safety organisation
  • Work in a team

Assess­ment

Dur­ing the Final Assess­ment, you will be required to demon­strate the following:

  • 200m Run — 200m Swim — 200 Run in under eight (8) minutes
  • Demon­strate Radio Operations
  • Demon­strate Basic First Aid
  • Demon­strate 10 Signals
  • Demon­strate Lifts & Carries
  • Demon­strate Board and Tube Rescues
  • Demon­strate Spinal Management
  • Demon­strate Resus­ci­ta­tion & Defibrillation

Requal­i­fi­ca­tion

Mem­bers are required to requal­ify this award annu­ally. Requal­i­fi­ca­tions take around 2–3 hours to com­plete and are con­ducted at the club.