Price
$450 per person + $20 WML Registration Fee
Prerequisites:
- Candidates must be 17 years old by the final scheduled session
- Possess current basic level certification for deep water lifeguarding and CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer and First Aid
- Obtain Instructor and participant course materials before starting the course
- Completion of online pre-course work (approximately 2 hours)
- Successfully complete the prerequisite skill assessment scenario which evaluates the following skills:
- Entry
- Swimming approach
- Surface dive in deep water
- Passive submerged rescue
- Rapid extrication (with an assisting rescuer)
- Rapid assessment
- Single-rescuer CPR (3 minutes)
Requirements:
Obtain and review the following r.24 American Red Cross course materials prior to attending the course
- Lifeguarding Instructor’s Manual (candidates are required to bring a print version of this manual to the in-person sessions)
- Lifeguarding Instructor’s Deck Book (optional)
- Lifeguarding Manual (digital or print version)
- Lifeguarding Course videos (may be purchased as a DVD from the Red Cross Store or downloaded from the Red Cross Learning Center)
- Lifeguard Course Presentation for Instructor-Led Training (available for downloaded from the Red Cross Learning Center)
Successful Completion
In addition to the prerequisite testing, candidates must demonstrate Instructor-Level competency in the following skills:
- Entries and approaches
- Active rescues at the surface
- Passive submerged rescues in shallow, moderate depth and deep water
- Feet-first and head-first surface dives in deep water
- Putting on gloves with wet hands
- Rapid extrication using a backboard
- Two-rescuer CPR and AED for an adult
- Surveillance rotation and procedures
- Spinal motion restriction and extrication in shallow water
- Multiple-rescuer Team Response scenarios
- Attend all sessions and actively participate in all activities
- Successfully complete teaching assignments
- Successfully pass the final written exam with a minimum grade of 80%