The Water Safety Instructor Recertification workshop is designed to ensure quality and standards are maintained in the field. Recertification provides the opportunity for Instructors to share ideas, review skills and address challenge areas. Recertification workshop content is built every two years based on the feedback from Instructors and Instructor Trainers in the field. Water Safety Instructors must recertify every 2 years and instructors may not teach with an expired award.
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*Swim 400 metres in 10 minutes or less.
*Swim head-up 50 metres in 60 seconds or less.
*Starting in the water, approach 25 metres to recover a submerged manikin or victim (1.5 to 3 metres below the surface); carry the manikin or victim 25 m in 90 seconds or less.
*Starting in the water, demonstrate a 15 metre swim approach and surface dive to recover a 9 Kg (20 lbs) object located at a depth of 2 to 3 metres; surface and carry the object 5 metres to pool side in 40 seconds or less.
*Starting in the water, demonstrate a 15 metre head up approach to contact a distressed victim in deep water; carry the victim 5 metres supporting head and shoulders above the water.
*Starting in the water, surface dive to a maximum of 1.5 metres and swim 15 metres underwater. Candidates are not to swim further than 15m under water to prevent shallow water black out.
Be Prepared for the NEW Physical Standards - Launch date November 1st, 2012
*Starting in deep water, roll over an unconscious victim with a suspected spinal injury in deep water. Carry the victim 15 metres while maintaining immobilization and supporting the victim’s mouth and nose above the water.
*Starting in the water, demonstrate a 15 metre head up approach to contact a distressed victim in deep water; carry the victim 10 metres supporting head and shoulders above water.
Be Prepared for the NEW Standards - Launch date April 1, 2014
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Unconscious Non-Breathing
Shallow Water
Shallow Water
Unconscious with Vomit
Shallow Water
Shallow Water
Unconscious Non-Breathing
Deep Water
Deep Water
Alternate Unconscious Removal
Shallow Water
Shallow Water
Spinal Vomit Roll
Lower Spinal Injury
NLS Pool Recert Package
(Courtesy of Ryan Radford)
(Courtesy of Ryan Radford)
Swim Kids 10 Worksheet
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Be Prepared for the NEW Physical Standards - Launch date November 1st, 2012
Lifesaving Instructors play an important role in providing high quality training and are viewed as aquatic experts in the community. The Lifesaving Instructor Recert (LSIR) provides updated information to BC & Yukon Branch LSIs to allow them to continue to provide quality programs in support of the Lifesaving Society mission to prevent injury or death in, on or near the water.
NLS Waterpark Recert Package
(Courtesy of Ryan Radford)
(Courtesy of Ryan Radford)
*Ability to meet Swim Kids 10 standard must be achieved at time of recert in order to obtain certification
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Water Safety Activities
(As Seen in WSI Recert)
(As Seen in WSI Recert)
