Big Question:

How can your swimming skills become lifesaving skills that could save someone's life?

Key Objectives:

• • Understand the principles of lifesaving and when rescue techniques should be applied
• • Develop proficiency in lifesaving strokes including backstroke sculling and head-up front crawl

Big Question:

How can mastering different swimming strokes and safety signals save your life or someone else's in an aquatic emergency?

Key Objectives:

• • Consolidate and refine three lifesaving swimming strokes with improved technique and efficiency
• • Develop treading water endurance using energy conservation principles

Big Question:

How can mastering the chin tow technique mean the difference between life and death in a real water emergency?

Key Objectives:

• • Recap and consolidate lifesaving backstroke and side stroke techniques with emphasis on efficiency
• • Learn and apply correct chin tow technique using cup of hand under chin with extended arm positioning

Big Question:

How do you choose the right rescue technique when a casualty's life depends on your decision?

Key Objectives:

• • Master chin tow technique over 20m distance with controlled breathing
• • Learn and apply cross chest tow technique for conscious casualties

Big Question:

How can understanding different casualty types and rescue techniques save lives in aquatic emergencies?

Key Objectives:

• • Identify and assess risks for four types of water casualties: unconscious, injured, weak swimmer, and non-swimmer
• • Demonstrate correct CPR sequence with 5 initial rescue breaths followed by 30:2 compression-to-breath cycles

Big Question:

How do you make life-or-death decisions when multiple people need rescuing in a water emergency?

Key Objectives:

• • Consolidate CPR skills with 30:2 compression-to-breath ratio and recovery breath techniques
• • Master surface diving techniques (feet-first and head-first) and underwater casualty management

Big Question:

How do you make split-second decisions that could save a life in an aquatic emergency?

Key Objectives:

• • Master the J-shape tow technique for unconscious casualties and demonstrate safe landing procedures
• • Assess water conditions and evaluate rescue priorities in emergency situations

Big Question:

Could you confidently save a life in a real water emergency?

Key Objectives:

• • Demonstrate comprehensive rescue skills in practical assessment scenarios
• • Apply all learned techniques with effective decision making under pressure