This unit equips Year 9 students with essential water survival and rescue techniques that could save their own life or others' in emergency situations. Moving beyond recreational swimming, students develop a critical life skill set including safe entry, survival swimming whilst clothed, and non-contact rescue methods. The emphasis on real-world scenarios and progressive skill application makes this unit both highly engaging and genuinely life-preserving.
This unit transforms students' swimming ability into practical lifesaving competency through progressive rescue techniques and emergency response skills. The focus is on developing confident decision-making under pressure whilst building technical proficiency in casualty assessment, towing methods, and CPR. Through realistic scenario-based learning, students understand the profound responsibility of being water-confident and develop skills that could genuinely save lives.