Gain your Bronze Medallion, make lifelong friendships and serve our community. Learn critical skills in lifesaving, surf awareness, first aid, health, fitness, leadership and contribute to our community.
This course is run for students of Upwey High School
The Bronze Medallion course provides participants with the skills and knowledge of patrolling and surf awareness in order to be able to participate in lifesaving operations. This is the core award to be a surf lifesaver in Australia. This course aligns with the nationally recognised qualification PUA21012 - Certificate II in Public Safety (Aquatic Rescue).
You can go on to qualify to pilot a rescue jetski, inflateable rescue boats, rescue helicopter crew, professional lifeguard, specialist first aid, rescue coordination and more! Compete around Australia in surf swimming, board and ski paddling, beach running and surf boat rowing.
+ Course details
- Course is held over 1 week, with evaluation on the final day.
- Participants will reside, train and be evaluated at Woolamai Beach Surf Life Saving Club clubhouse, end of Woolamai Beach Road, Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island.
- Course cost includes accommodation, food, training, evaluation, season membership and commemorative course t-shirt.
- Not included: bathers, wetsuit, fins
- Bring: bathers, wetsuit, surf fins, sunscreen
- Participants will have an opportunity to purchase specialist surf fins at a discount thanks to Island Surf (budget approximately $60)
+ Course requirements
- You must be at least 15 years of age on the date of final assessment. 13-14 year olds can register for our Surf Rescue Certificate course.
- You must be able to swim 400m in under 9 minutes in a pool of at least 25m in length, or over a measured open water course, prior to undertaking any water training or assessment activities
- Qualifying swim to be held at a Melbourne eastern suburb pool to be determined, in November
- If you believe you already possess some or all of the skills and knowledge of this award, or who have received one or more of the related units of competency, you may wish to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) or Credit Transfer. For example, you may apply to receive RPL if you are transitioning from your Surf Rescue Certificate to the Bronze Medallion.
+ Course outcomes
- Contribute to the management of work health and safety (WHS)
- Follow workplace procedures for hazard identification and risk control
- Describe surfing and environmental conditions and hazards
- Recognise appropriate beach types, conditions and areas in the surfzone for bathing
- Demonstrate surf skills
- Explain the functions of various systems in the human body
- Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques
- Perform basic resuscitation techniques (oxygen therapy, defibrillation)
- Identify basic patient management techniques
- Communicate in the workplace
- Perform radio communications using approved SLSA radios
- Perform patient approaches, support and escapes aided by equipment on a conscious and an unconscious patient
- Identify people in distress in an aquatic environment
- Perform surf skills
- Perform patient retrieval and support unaided by equipment
- Set up a patrol and describe your role on patrol
- Demonstrate standard patrol practices
- Work as part of a team
- Improve fitness
- This course aligns with the nationally recognised qualification PUA21012 - Certificate II in Public Safety (Aquatic Rescue).
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