Lifeguarding INSTRUCTOR
Blended-Learning:
The purpose of the American Red Cross Lifeguarding Instructor course is to train instructor candidates to teach the basic-level courses in the American Red Cross Lifeguarding program.
Course Prerequisites:
- Be at least 17 years old on or before the final scheduled session of the Lifeguarding Instructor course.
- Possess a current basic-level certification in American Red Cross Lifeguarding (Including Deep Water) with CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and First Aid.
- Obtain instructor and participant course materials before starting the course.
- Successfully complete the online session of the Lifeguarding Instructor course prior to the pre-course session.
- Successfully complete the prerequisite skill assessment scenario to continue in the course.
- The prerequisite skill assessment scenario evaluates the following skills:
- Entry
- Swimming approach
- Surface dive in deep water (7 to 10 feet)
- Passive submerged rescue
- Rapid extrication (with an assisting rescuer)
- Rapid assessment
- Single-rescuer CPR (3 minutes)