Open Water Lifeguard 2017 Assessment a session for Open Water Lifeguard (OWL) (4/7/2022 - 6/7/2022)
04/07/2022 - 06/07/2022
Scheme Details
- Awarding Body
- Royal Life Saving Society UK
- Scheme
- Open Water Lifeguard 2017
- Course
- Assessment
- Type
- Assessment
Award Description
Open Water Lifeguard (OWL) Qualification
Open water swimming is one of the fastest-growing sports in the UK. The OWL qualification has been specifically designed to equip Open Water Lifeguards with the skills required to supervise and provide rescue cover for planned, organised and risk assessed activities in still or non-tidal water.
If you’d like to learn more about being an Open Water Lifeguard, click here.
The OWL course requires a minimum of 18 hours of training followed by a practical assessment.
Course Pre-Requisites:
Every candidate attending an OWL course must:
- Be 16-years-old or over at the time of assessment
- Be competent and confident in open water
- Be able to submerge under the water confidently
- Be able to swim at least 400 metres in a pool/open water, swimming continuously on their front and showing urgency.
Course Content:
There are three sections to the course, and a candidate must pass all three to attain the qualification.
Section 1 – The Open Water Lifeguard, environment, hazards and supervision
Section 2 – Responding to an emergency and taking action
Section 3 – CPR and First Aid
Where And When
- Start
- 04/07/2022 09:00
- End
- 06/07/2022 17:00
- Maximum Bookings
- 0
- Bookings
- 9
Provider
- Name
- Nick Ibrahim ATP
- Phone
- 0780 3452812