The most accurate roster is available through your Members Area account. Note during the school holidays we will move from 3 hour patrols to 4 hour patrols.
Proficiency will be undertaken on patrol through delegated patrol captains.
Up to date information regarding Salt beach patrol hours, lifeguard schedule, conditions and safety information can be found on the Beachsafe website (or via the Beachsafe App on phone or tablet). A rough guide is that the Salt SLSC patrols on Weekends and Public Holidays between September and April from 9am to mid-afternoon.
The next Salt/Casuarina lifesaver training course is scheduled for October 2024. This will be posted on facebook page when available.
This lifesaver training course is open to all members of the community from 13 years of age - and all abilities. For the cost of membership, we will train you (at a comfortable pace) to become a volunteer surf lifesaver, or water safety for nippers.
Once you complete your online membership you will gain access to the training modules which provide the initial theory components for completing the Bronze Medallion award. You can get these done before the course kicks off.
At the completion of the Surf Rescue & Bronze Medallion assessment, we generalll hold a special presentation ceremony with a BBQ and drinks where you will be awarded your uniform, so you are ready to help patrol our beach.
For further information, please contact Rebecca Langdon, Chief Training Officer at admin@saltsurfclub.com.au
Qualification Chart - See all the prerequisites required for a course and what your qualification will be at the end.
The SRC is the minimum qualification required to become Water Safety for nipper activities. You must be a minimum of 13 years of age on completion of the SRC course and 15 for BM. The SRC award trains candidates in rescue skills, first aid and patient management, resuscitation, plus a theoretical component exploring safety knowledge and surf awareness.
Candidates for BM/SRC will need to complete online training through their SLSA Members Account (available to all members). Much training for BM and SRC has shifted to self-paced eLearning supplemented by practical sessions.
During the practical sessions you will develop skills in:
We have had lots of intestest for the next course and it's shaping up to be a great group of new lifesvers - all ages, all abilities.
On successfully gaining your Bronze Medallion or SRC, members have the option to attain further nationally recognised awards to increase skills and/or confidence. Including; Advanced Resuscitation Techniques, Inflatable Rescue Boat Crew/Driver, Spinal Management and even become…. a trainer!!!!
We offer an intensive Bronze and SRC courses which can be completed quite quickly for those with busy lifestyles and/or prior knowledge. The online portion of your training can be completed right now.
Lots of people are concerned that they can't swim well enough to complete their SRC or Bronze Medallion. The swim requirement is for average swimmers, not elite. Get in the pool or the sea and time yourself, you'll be surprised at how achievable the times are. Also consider that you will practice the swims many times before you sit your exam. This is usually enough to gain the confidence necessary to do the swims.
You can still become a Surf Life Saver and Patrol your local beach without having to complete the Bronze Medallion if you would prefer to concentrate your efforts in other areas rather than swimming. Rescuing a person from the water can be one aspect of ensuring a person survives after a drowning experience, with the resuscitation or first aid on the beach also being essential for survival.
Once you complete your SRC or Bronze Medallion you can be introduced to patrols, or participate in Water Safety coverage at Nippers. If you would like to assist at nippers, this is a very valuable way. Water Safety is critical to the nippers program.
Patrolling SALT Beach is a rewarding community service. With patrol comes a sense of satisfaction that you are helping the community amongst other positive benefits. The commitment for patrol is approximately 6 hours per month between September and April. Patrol teams are good fun, and are very flexible. Members are able to swap in and out of patrols in order to balance their community service with their personal lives. Some patrol is better than no patrol.
Do not to get overwhelmed by some of the requirements of the bronze medallion. If at all concerned do not give up now. Come down to the club and talk to the trainers about your concerns, that is what they are there for and they will coach through every step of the way.
