Teaching Awards information needed.

Once you've completed the Bronze Medallion, the next challenge is to improve your knowledge and skills even further!

Life Support 3
Extending your skills in Resuscitation to children and babies, and life threatening first-aid incidents. Passing this award shows Excellence and is valid for 24 months.

Life Support 3 certificate
Life Support 3 certificate

Award of Merit
This award establishes Proficient skill levels in Water Rescue Situations.

Towing two unconscious casualties
Towing two unconscious casualties

Award of Merit medal
Award of Merit medal

Open Water Awards
The Bronze and Silver Cross are trained and assessed in the Open Water environment (summer months only!) which adds a new dimension to your Lifesaving Skills!

Bronze Cross medalm Silver Cross medal
Bronze Cross and Silver Cross Medals

Richard and George renewed their Bronze Cross awards on a rainy, choppy day in August 2008, in the sea at Felixstowe, and the sea was warmer than the air!


Getting ready to take their test!

Rescue close to land
Rescue close to land

Rescue close to land
Rescue close to land

Safely rescued
Safely rescued

Rescue further from land
Rescue further from land

Two safe, but cold, casualties
Two safe, but cold, casualties

Two more safe and cold casualties
And two more

Resuscitation rescue
Resuscitation rescue

Caring for the unconscious casualty
Aftercare for the unconscious casualty

Distinction
Only with the prerequisites of Life Support, Award of Merit and Silver Cross can candidates test their knowledge, skill and practical ability and establish Excellence. The highest award the RLSS offers in Lifesaving.

Only three club members have achieved this accolade. Could you be the fourth?

National Rescue Award for Swimming Teachers and Coaches Specifically designed for Teachers and Coaches of Swimming/ Aquatic Activities. The course focuses on the areas needed to supervise programmed activities safely. It has three compulsory areas:

SELSC offers tailor-made courses, for either Renewal or New Candidates, so please contact us with your requirements!


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Supporting an unconscious casualty at the side
Supporting an unconscious
casualty at the side

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