Merewether Skills Maintenance

Each season every patrol member is required to undertake an annual skills maintenance (proficiency) session for each of the following awards which they hold:

• Bronze Medallion
• Surf Rescue Certificate
• HLTAID009 CPR
• HLTAID015 Advanced Resuscitation Techniques
• Silver Medallion Aquatic Rescue
• IRB Crew
• Silver Medallion IRB Driver
• (HLTAID010 & 011 First Aid must be updated every 3 years)

It is important for all patrol members to undertake their annual skills update in all of their awards to meet our patrol obligations. Organising and delivering the annual skill maintenance program is a significant coordination effort for our Education Team and your prompt and timely attendance is essential.

All proficiencies must be completed before mid December to allow time for processing before the cut off on 31 December.  You are not able to patrol after 31 December if you are not proficient.

Bronze & SRC proficiencies are divided into 2 components:

 1.  Online Module

Bronze and SRC holders must complete the online Bronze and SRC Skills Maintenance Theory module, which is in eLearning accessed through the SLS Members Portal.

2.  Practical Component

The practical component will be held on the beach.  It will consist of a recap on signals, run-swim-run, board or tube rescue, a run through and practice of the DRSABCD procedures and, for the Bronze, a spinal management session.

Dates for the practical sessions will be published in early September.  Note that you cannot be entered as proficient until the online component has been completed.

Please email Anthony at mslsc.education@gmail.com if you need any further information.