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Training and Equipment
Members
begin their instruction as soon as they join the club in the
knowledge and skills necessary to become confident and competent in
the water, and also to enjoy the ocean in safety.
Subjects they learn are.......
On the Beach
The Beach Environment
- Weather
over the ocean - how Wind effects swell
- Waves
- how they are formed and the several types
- Tides
- what effects the tides, what are spring and neep tides
- Rip
currents - the 4 main types, how to escape a rip
- Other
beach hazards
- Bathing
area - use of Flags
- Set
up patrol - how to use equipment and people
- Emergency
services - who to call and what to say
Emergency
Response
- Basic
Life Support - in adults and children
- Primary
and Secondary survey
- Recovery
position
- Spinal
injuries - use of spinal board
- First
aid and patient management
In
the Water
Surf skills
- How
to go out through surf
- Body
surfing back to the beach
Rescue
Skills
- Rescue
Tube (Torpedo)
- Rescue
Board - how to use both these to perform
rescues of both conscious and unconscious or exhausted patients.
Of
course, they all get to achieve a high level of fitness in their
training.
To learn all the techniques and knowledge involved in surf
life
saving and
to
absorb
it
thoroughly
takes
lots
of
practice.
By
the
time
the
kids
have
progressed
through
the
club,
they
are
very accomplished
in
the
use
of
the
Lifeguard
equipment.
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Lifeguard Equipment used in the Club
Rescue boards with Nipper training boards at the front.
Also there are two rescue tubes in the picture.
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Emergency Bag with Resuscitation and First Aid equipment
ready for use on the Beach
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Spinal Board. This is used in the case of a neck or
back injury, which is a fairly common problem with people slipping
on the rocks, or hit by a surf board, or being throw onto the sand
in a dumping wave.
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Some of the Mannequins we use to train for Resuscitation
and Basic Life Support.
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