Prerequisites:

• Minimum age of 15.
  
• Swim 300 yards continuously.
  
• Starting in the water, swim 20 yards using front crawl or breaststroke, surface dive 7-10 feet, retrieve a 10-pound object, return to the surface, swim 20 yards back to the starting point with the object and exit the water without using a ladder or steps, within 1 minute, 40 seconds.
  

• Understand the value of behaving in a professional manner.
  
• learn how to identify behaviors of a swimmer, distressed swimmer and an active or passive drowning victim.
  
• Understand the components of an emergency action plan and how to activate it.
  
• Understand the general procedures for an emergency occurring in the water or on land.
  
• Demonstrate how to perform equipment-based rescues.
  
• Learn how to provide first aid and how to care for breathing and cardiac emergencies.
  
• Learn how to recognize and care for possible hear, neck or back injuries.
  

Certification Requirements:

• Attend all class sessions.
  
• Demonstrate competency in all required skills and activities.
  
• Demonstrate competency in the three final skill scenarios.
  
• Correctly answer at least 80 percent of the questions in the three sections of the final written exam.
  

Participant Materials:  American Red Cross Lifeguarding (Stock No. 655731)

American Red Cross, Western Colorado Chapter
506 Gunnison Avenue
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone:  970-242-4851
Fax   970-241-2337
Email:  chapter@arcwcc.org