Lifesaving Courses

Professional safety and rescue qualifications enabling you to work on beaches in the UK or abroad as a beach lifeguard or to provide the 1st aid and water rescue requirements to validate your surf instructor qualification. This is the requirement to apply for work with the RNLI.

Our Lifesaving / Surf Rescue courses

The most widely recognised of the qualifications is Beach lifeguard. This enables you to apply for a job as a Beach lifeguard with the RNLI at home and similar organisations abroad, it also fulfils many outdoor adventure instructor requirements  in water rescue, first aid and fitness. Surf Coach Safety Rescue enables you to meet the requirements of Surf Instructor qualifications , or just give you a slightly easier option in terms of fitness requirement.

SLSGB Beach lifeguard (NVBLQ) Qualification

This qualification covers all elements of beach lifeguard theory and practice, enabling you to apply with the RNLI. It is a physically demanding and intensive course that will involve running and swimming to set times.

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The SLSGB Beach Lifeguard course provides you with an introduction to all elements of lifeguard theory, basic life support, aquatic and intermediate first aid, open water and appropriate surf skills, beach environment, beach patrolling and working practices, communications, Tube rescues and board rescues.

 

Pre requisites
Minimum 16 years old at date of assessment. Be a current member of SLSGB. Swim 200m in a 20m or 25m pool within 5 minutes. Swim 400m in under 8 minutes by the completion of the course.

Valid for 24 months from assessment date.

Dates

  • 18-22nd March 2024
  • 15 – 19th April 2024
  • 24-28th June 2024
  • 11-15th Nov 2024

Other Course dates can be arranged for private groups.

How to Book

PAY BY BACS:
Please reference your payment with the course date.

Bank: HSBC
Name: Pembrokeshire Surf School Ltd
Account Number: 71594907
Sort code: 40-23-21

Contact Phil Sadler on 07881 937 605 or email [email protected]

SLSGB Surf Coach Safety or Surf Coach Rescue Qualifications

This qualification enables you to demonstrate the minimum level of life saving and first aid competence required to meet the needs of Surf Coaching qualifications in the UK and abroad.

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The SLSGB Surf Coach Safety is primarily for those wanting to undertake surf coaching and instruction activity it demonstrates a level of competence for participant safety during a coached session. The award covers mainly beginner coaching in shallow water and knowledge to provide basic rescue response and first aid. i.e. for Level 1 Instructors

 

SLSGB Surf Coach Rescue or Beach Lifeguard awards are recommended if you are delivering more advanced coaching in deeper water situations as you will have to meet more demanding fitness requirements. i.e. L2 Surf Coaches or above.

Pre requisites
Minimum 16 years old at date of assessment. Be a current member of SLSGB,

Surf Coach Safety 200m swim in a pool or ocean under 5mins

Surf Coach Rescue 400m swim in a pool or Ocean under 8mins

Valid for 24 months from assessment date.

Dates

  • 27-29th March 2024
  • 22-24th April 2024
  • 19-21st June 2024
  • 6-8th Nov 2024

Other Course dates can be arranged for private groups.

How to Book

PAY BY BACS:
Please reference your payment with the course date.

Bank: HSBC
Name: Pembrokeshire Surf School Ltd
Account Number: 71594907
Sort code: 40-23-21

Contact Phil Sadler on 07881 937 605 or email [email protected]

SLSGB Revalidation of Surf Coach Safety or Beach lifeguard

A thorough retest of both Practical and theoretical elements of either of the lifeguard courses. To sit this course you must have completed and passed the full course previously and either worked in the industry as a lifeguard or water sports instructor.

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The SLSGB Revalidation course is a thorough retest of the modules that make up either beach lifeguard or surf coach safety rescue depending on which it is you choose. This includes practical timed swims, runs, rescues, first aid scenario management and beach and lifeguarding theory.

 

Pre requisites
Minimum 16 years old at date of assessment. Be a current member of SLSGB,
Valid for 12 or 24 months from assessment date.

Dates

Beachlifeguard

  • 21,22nd March 2024
  • 18,19th April
  • 27,28th June 2024
  • 14,15th Nov 2024

Surf Coach Safety or Rescue

  • 28,29th March 2024
  • 23,24th April 2024
  • 20,21st June 2024
  • 7,8th Nov 2024

Other Course dates can be arranged for private groups.

How to Book

Contact Phil Sadler on 07881 937 605 or email [email protected]