Description
The NL Pool certification is designed to develop the fundamental values, judgment, knowledge, skills and fitness required by lifeguards. This course emphasizes the lifeguarding skills, principles and practices, and the decision-making processes that assist the lifeguard in providing effective safety supervision in swimming pool environments. Prerequisite: Bronze Cross (does not need to be current) and Standard First Aid or Aquatic Emergency Care (current award recommended) by the first day of the NL course. Emergency First Aid certificates obtained in high school are not accepted. Must be 15 years old by the last day of the course. Alert Manual is required and not included in fee. There is a non-refundable exam fee.
Students must be prepared to bring bathing suit, manual and paper for each class. Candidates will need to provide proof of the prerequisites on the 1st day of the course to the instructor or be sent home with no refund. Emergency First Aid certificates obtained in high school are not accepted. Recognized Agencies for Standard First Aid or Aquatic Emergency Care are: any Canadian branch of the Lifesaving Society, Canadian Red Cross, St John Ambulance, Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation or Canadian Ski Patrol. 100% attendance is required.