Swim Safer Gold Entries & Exits

• Demonstrate a standing dive

Swim Safer Gold Sculling & Body Orientation

• Keep face above the water surface for 60 seconds using legs only

Swim Safer Gold Underwater skills

• Search for and recover an object in 1.8 m of water depth

• Demonstrate equalising of ear/nose

Swim Safer Gold Movement / Swimming / Strokes

• Swim 400m continuously

• 100m Breaststroke

• 100m Front Crawl

• 100 m Backstroke

• 100m Survival Backstroke or Sidestroke

• Efficient stroke techniques must be used

Swim Safer Gold Survival & Activity skills

• Dressed in swimwear, long pants, 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 form a sinking boat surrounded by oil

• Swim a further 45 metres as if escaping from a dangerous situation

• Remove shoes and 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 the water whilst wearing the PFD

Swim Safer Gold Rescue Skills

• Using a suitable buoyant aid, tow (noncontact) rescue of a person 10m from safety

Swim Safer Gold Knowledge

• Principles when performing a rescue