Annual Skills Maintenance (Requal)
Patrolling members must annually successfully demonstrate proficiency in each award held. This helps keep all the skills, critical for surf lifesaving patrols, fresh and it is a chance to be updated on any changes in lifesaving procedures and protocols.
The requal must be completed prior to 31 December to maintain the qualification.
Changes to the BM/SRC requal this season:
- Run-Swim-Run replaced by a 100m run, 100m tube rescue in 3 1/2 minutes. The swim component can be done with fins (putting them on is part of the 3 1/2 minutes). This only affects requals, with the Run-Swim-Run still being part of the training courses.
- Significant changes made to how CPR is to be performed; now known as L-CPR (Lifesaving CPR), it is a subset of the Hi-Performance CPR training scaled to meet lifesaving requirements. The changes in the CPR are covered in the online Skills Maintenance modules in e-Learning which MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO ATTENDING ANY REQUAL SESSION. If not completed, you will not be allowed to continue with the requal session. Due to these changes in the CPR, there will be separate dry and wet sessions to allow time to cover the changes in the CPR in the dry sessions.
- SLS Members Area has been upgraded and is now SLS Hub. Access eLearning through 'Applications' on the top menu bar. Note: When you first log in to the SLS Hub you will be required to change your password.
The requal sessions have been added to the club calendar and bookings are now live via the Training Event tab in eLearning.
| Wet sessions | Dry sessions |
| Sunday 12 October 7:00-8:00am | Tuesday 14 October 6:30-8:00pm |
| Saturday 25 October 7:00-8:00am | Tuesday 28 October 6:30-8:00pm |
| Sunday 9 November 7:00-8:00am | Tuesday 11 November 6:30-8:00pm |
| Saturday 22 November 7:00-8:00am | Saturday 22 November 8:00-10:00am |
| Sunday 7 December 7:00-8:00am | Tuesday 9 December 6:30-8:00pm |
| Saturday 20 December 7:00-8:00am | Saturday 20 December 8:00-10:00am |
Skills maintenance sessions for other awards will be advertised as they are arranged.
PATROLLING MEMBERS
We encourage existing and new members to get their bronze medallion and help as volunteers to patrol our beach. We encourgae parents of nippers especially to get qualified and help us out on the beach.
All active members are required to attend patrols as rostered by the Club, to Act as directed by the Patrol Captain, execute your duties within the limits of your capability, not expose other patrolling members to unnecessary risk, maintain personal safety and situational awareness and assist the public as required.
The main prerequisites are the ability to swim 400m in a pool in under 9 minutes and the candidate must be aged 15 years or over on the date of the assessment. Candidates must perform simulated ocean rescues using a variety of equipment.
They must also complete a 200 metre run, 200 metre swim and 200 metre run within 8 minutes. Skills taught include resuscitation, CPR and patient care, radio procedures and communication, rescue techniques, carries and supports and surf knowledge.
YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING
Our club is committed to the establishment of a Youth Committee which will comprise of representatives from the U/15, U/17 and U/19 age groups in addition to the managers of those groups.
We hope that these members will benefit from being a part of this Committee and from discussion with their peers they will be able to bring forward their own ideas on the direction they want to take in surf lifesaving.
There are camps run by SLSWA that offer opportunities to explore areas such as leadership, personal challenges, interpersonal skills as well as social skills and it is hoped that our young members will avail themselves of the opportunities to take part in these activities.