Swimsafer Stage 6 - Gold
Advance Personal Survival & Swimming Skills Proficiency
Your child will be required to perform strokes with greater ease, efficiency, power and smoothness over 400 metres. Rescue skills and water safety knowledge will focus on lifesaving readiness. Standing dive and advanced personal water survival skills will continue to be taught.
Entries & Exits
Demonstrate a standing dive
Sculling & Body Orientation
Keep face above the water for 60 seconds using legs only
Underwater Skills
Search for and recover an object in 1.8 metres of water depth.
Demonstrate equalising of ear/nose.
Movement/ Swimming/ Strokes
Swim: 400m continuously
100 metres Front Crawl
100 metres Breaststroke
100 metres Backstroke
100 metres Survival Backstroke or Sidestroke.
Efficient stroke techniques must be used.
Survival & Activity Skills
Dressed in swimwear, long pants and long sleeved shirt, shoes and socks, perform the following sequence.
Enter deep water using an appropriate entry method swim 5 metres underwater to simulate an escape from a sinking boat surrounded by oil.
Swim a further 45 metres as if escaping from a dangerous situation.
Remove shoes an then swim slowly for further 50 metres using any preferred swim stroke occasionally signalling for help.
Remove clothing in deep water.
Fit PFD correctly while treading water, swim 100 metres using appropriate strokes.
Demonstrate HELP technique and climb out of water whilst wearing the PFD
Rescue Skills
Using a suitable buoyant aid, tow (non-contact) rescue of a person 10 metres from safety.
Knowledge
Principles when performing a rescue.
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