GOLD WATER SAFETY

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What you will learn

1. Swim 200 metres wearing T-shirt, long sleeved jumper or sweat shirt and long trousers or tracksuit bottoms, tread water for 2 minutes waving one arm to attract attention and 2 minutes normally, collect a buoyant aid show the HELP position for 1 minute and the Huddle for 2 minutes then swim 200 metres with the aid and climb out unassisted.
2. Perform a feet first surface dive and swim 5 metres underwater wearing T-shirt, long sleeved jumper or sweatshirt and long trousers or tracksuit bottoms.
3. Perform a head first surface dive and swim 5 metres underwater wearing T-shirt, long sleeved jumper or sweatshirt and long trousers or tracksuit bottoms.
4. Remove the long sleeved jumper or sweat shirt and the long trousers or tracksuit bottoms while in deep water.
5. Swim 25 metres lifesaving backstroke.
6. Swim 25 metres sidestroke leading with the right arm and 25 metres sidestroke leading with the left arm.
7. Simulate a weak swimmer becoming tired and then unresponsive.
8. Rescue a co-operative weak swimmer, 10 metres away, using a buoyant aid. Keeping a safe distance pass the aid and accompany them back 10 metres to safety, assist them out onto the poolside.
9. Rescue a tired swimmer becoming unresponsive, 15 metres away, using a buoyant aid. Push the aid towards them and instructing them to grasp it, tow them back 15 metres to safety, assist them out onto the poolside.
10. Explain 3 methods you could use to help if you discovered somebody in difficulty in the water.