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Swim 200 metres (continuous swim) by any stroke. |
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Dressed in swimming gear, t-shirt, and long trousers (other than jeans), swim 50 metres by each of two strokes chosen from front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke, sidestroke, butterfly, survival backstroke. Survival backstroke uses underwater arm strokes combined with a breastbone kick on the back. The arms and the legs work together, not alternately. The two strokes must be strokes other than the one chosen for the 200 metre swim. |
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Enter the water safely by: |
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a plain header from the side of the pool. |
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a "compact jump" from a height above 1 metre. |
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an entry from a height above one metre, wearing a buoyancy vest or lifejacket, (not a neck buoyancy vest, as this can cause injury to the neck), which must be the correct size and properly fastened. |
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Surface dive to a depth of at least 1.6 metres, and
with both hands recover an object that must be returned to the poolside. |
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Carrying with you a flotation aid or some other improvised towing aid, swim 25 metres to a tired swimmer. Staying out of reach, pass the aid to the victim, instruct them how to use it, and tow them to safety. At no time is the swimmer to get within reach of the victim, except when safely at the edge of the pool or helping them out. |
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Understand and explain the "buddy system", how to recognise a rip in the sea, what to do if caught in a rip or in a strong river current. |
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