RLSS Open Water Lifeguard New Candidate Course || Splash NI || April 18th, 19th, 20th 2025 ( All 3 days)
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OWL Course Prerequisites
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
- Before the course, candidates must be able to swim at least 400 metres in a pool/ open water swimming continuously on their front and show urgency.
The OWL enables candidates with no previous lifeguard experience to become qualified. By attaining this qualification candidates will have been assessed as competent to provide supervision and rescue cover for planned, organised and risk-assessed activities in open water still, non-tidal.The Open Water Lifeguard Qualification, delivered over three days, is valid for two years and is independently assessed. The candidate manual and trainer resources help the Open Water Lifeguard Trainer Assessor deliver through the three sections:
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
New candidates: 18hrs + Assessment
Renewal candidates: 10hrs + Assessment
Fitness Testing
On day one of the courses candidates prerequisite 400m swim will be tested, this standard not being met will mean candidates will not progress through the rest of the course.
Fitness standard not being met will mean new full course fee will be charged to book into a new course if there is availability.
Read our term and conditions
https://sub6life.com/pages/terms-conditions
Location :
Splash Aqua Park,
Maghadone Road Moneymore, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, BT457SW, Northern Ireland
Timetable is 09.00 - 17.00 each day but is subject to change , exact timings and location will be emailed when we receive your booking and enrolment forms.
Booking forms will be emailed to you once we receive your online booking and payment.
Final information will be sent 2 weeks prior to course start date.
Funding for courses
Apply at the link below for the
Personal Learning Account Fund, guidance is available at the link to download.