• Be a minimum of 18 years of age on the date of accreditation.
• Hold a current SLSA award. (Such as Bronze Medallion or Radio Operators or Advanced Resuscitation).
• Have held a Bronze Medallion.

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify capability and roles of personnel on surf rescue patrol.
• Verify potential roles and needs for training and education of patrol members.
• Develop and deliver desirable training and education strategies.
• Select and review training and education of patrol members.
• Implement systems for general welfare of patrol members.

• Identify and verify potential resources (equipment and personnel) for emergency rescue.
• Determine roles for personnel and use of resources in emergency rescue
• Apply and review resources to achieve strategies.

• Identify relevant government legislative responsibilities for surf rescue operations.
• Identify relevant SLSA responsibilities for surf rescue operations.
• Determine appropriate application of legislative and SLSA responsibilities.
• Implement appropriate legislative and SLSA responsibilities.

• Determine appropriate information systems for relevant surf rescue operations.
• Collect, verify, record information.
• Manage and disseminate information.

• Determine emergency situations and issues in rescues.
• Identify and select possible strategies for aquatic rescue and emergencies.
• Identify and solve potential problems of implementation.
• Design for implementation an emergency response plan.
• Implement planned actions.
• Review and modify planned strategies and actions.

• Written/oral examination
• Group presentation.
• Rescue Scenario simulation.