Bronze Medallion
Bronze Medallion is the next goal after achieving Lifesaving 123 Award. This is also the prerequisite before becoming a qualified lifeguard. This course emphasizes swimming fitness and rescue techniques with time limit. Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation training is introduced as an essential skill to revive unconscious casualty that is not breathing.
Bronze Medallion
– Working knowledge of water safety, survival in water, rescue principles and emergency aftercare.
– Perform land-based rescue and water-based rescue.
– Demonstrate Rescue Fitness within a period of 3 minutes 15 seconds.
– Perform contact tow rescue of an uncooperative casualty and provide aftercare.
– Rescue of a submerged casualty within 1 minute 15 seconds and perform CPR.
– Swim 400 meters continuously in at least three recognised strokes.
