Education at Freshwater SLSC

SURF RESCUE
CERTIFICATE - SRC

The Surf Rescue Certificate is the entry level patrolling award for people aged 13 and above. Underpinning knowledge will come from an understanding of Work Health and Safety, surf skills, communication techniques and working as a member of a team.

Start date Sunday 12 October 2025

Sunday mornings 8.30am-10.30am

Will run for 5 weeks

Assessment Sunday 16 November 2025 – location and time TBA

Cost: $50 plus membership fee.

Start Date: Sunday 12 October 2025

TrainingTimes:

Sun 12 Oct 8.30am-10.30am – wet and dry

Sun  19 Oct 8.30am-10.30am – wet and dry

Sun 26 Oct 8.30am-10.30am – wet and dry

Sun  2 Nov 8.30am-10.30am – wet and dry

Sun 9 Nov 8.30am-10.30am to be in house dry assessment of signals, radios, resus)

Sun 16 Nov wet assessment – location and time TBA

Prerequisites:

• Be thirteen (13) years of age on the day of assessment
• Complete a 200 metre pool swim in five (5) minutes or less

Skills:

• Theory (online learning)
• Signals
• Resuscitation – CPR
• Rescues
• Communications, Radios
• Team work in a patrolling situation.

Assessment:

• Demonstrate resuscitation on a manikin – patient management, use of defibrillator
• Demonstrate signals and radio maintenance
• Run 100m Swim 100m Run 100m in five (5) minutes
• Demonstrate rescue techniques using a rescue tube
• Demonstrate a board rescue, as part of a team, including radio communications

For further information please email education@freshwaterslsc.com

To Register:

Please send an email to admin@freshwaterslsc.com.  You will be sent instructions on how to join Freshwater SLSC and how to pay your membership and training fees.

BRONZE
MEDALLION

Pre-requisites

Must be 15 years old before Assessment date (1 November 2025).

Must complete a 400m pool swim (in Freshwater ocean pool on first day of training) within 9 minutes

Must have a valid First Aid Certificate (within 12 months) as some of the assessment sections can be marked as completed based on your First Aid Certificate. A First Aid course will be run as the first session for those who do not hold a current First Aid Certificate.

Must be a Freshwater member

Please send your enquiries to education@freshwaterslsc.com

Cost: $265 plus membership fee.

Start Date: qualifying Swim on Saturday 11 October 2025 at Freshwater ocean pool

Training Times:

First Aid course Mon 13 Oct 6pm-9pm and Tues 14 Oct 6pm-9pm (must attend both nights)

Sat 11 Oct 1.30-3.30pm – wet and dry (Please bring a laptop or handheld device)

Sat  18 Oct 1.30-3.30pm – wet and dry

Sat 25 Oct 1.30-3.30pm – wet and dry

Sat 1 Nov 1.30-3.30pm – wet and dry

Sat 8 Nov 1.30-3.30pm – wet and dry (include an inhouse assessment of radio and signals)

Sat 15 Nov wet assessment – location and time TBA

Prerequisites:

• Be fifteen (15) years of age on the day of assessment
• Complete a 400 metre pool swim in nine (9) minutes or less

Dry Skills:

• Resuscitation, defibrillator use and safety
• Radio Skills
• Signals
• What happens on patrol, Safety, Team Work

Wet Skills:

• Run 200m Swim 200m in surf Run 200m in eight (8) minutes

• Tube Rescue
• Board Rescue
• Patient Carries
• Spinal rescue – in water and on beach
• Radios

How to Enrol:

Complete Training Enrolment Form:  Training Enrolment Form v6 July 2024

Contact: For further information please email education@freshwaterslsc.com

SKILLS MAINTENANCE
(PROFICIENCY)

All patrolling members, competitors and Nippers water safety are required to complete annual Skills Maintenance at the start of each season.  This is a skills update, not a test, and covers all the requirements set out by SLSA.  Members who don’t complete Skills Maintenance prior to 31/12/2025 may not be permitted patrol or compete until they are proficient.

This year, dry tasks will be conducted at weeknight sessions. Members MUST book in to a session online, and MUST complete the online learning before attending the practical session.  Session dates are as follows:

1. Mon 29 September
2. Wed 8 October
3. Wed 15 October
4. Tues 21 October
5. Tues 28 October
6. Wed 5 November
7. Tues 11 November
8. Wed 26 November

Each Dry session date will have 4 start times.  Due to the content of this year’s Skills Maintenance, it is imperative that members turn up ready for the session time they have booked into.  The number of people we can assess at any one time this season is greatly reduced from past seasons.  Please respect this, and do not attend if you have not booked in as we will not have sufficient equipment or personnel available.

Members should Click here for information document for all the details on how to access the online learning and how to book into a session.

The online learning MUST be completed before attending.

Members will be advised of how the Wet practical session will be offered in due course.

Any queries, please email Education 

TRAINERS &
ASSESSORS

Trainers and Assessors are the backbone of Freshwater Surf Life Saving Club. By helping other members develop their full potential through training and education, they help to build stronger, highly skilled patrol teams. Becoming and Trainer and Assessor is a great way to assist the club and to help others get the most from their lifesaving experience. Trainers and Assessors follow the pathway provided by the NSW Academy.  If you would be interested in becoming a Trainer and Assessor, please contact education@freshwaterslsc.com

FURTHER
AWARDS

There are a number of higher awards available to members once they have completed their Bronze Medallion. These include Advanced Resuscitation Techniques, Powercraft, First Aid and Public Safety awards.

Members are encouraged to fully participate in their lifesaving duties by undertaking higher awards.

Contact Education.

Advanced Resuscitation Techniques (ART) Course

Must be a financial member of Freshwater

Must hold current Bronze qualification and be deemed proficient.

Course dates:  Wednesday 6 November 2024 6.30pm-8.30m

Wednesday 13 November 2024 6.30pm-8.30m

Wednesday 20 November 2024 6.30pm-8.30m

Wednesday 27 November 2024 6.30pm-8.30m

Assessment:  Wednesday 4 December 2024 6.30pm

Please contact our Chief Training Office Kelly Dobrow at education@freshwaterslsc.com to register and for more information.