Private course
This course is running on Bais Hadedrash Mesivta of Baltimore's schedule. Any changes will be congruent with their school schedule.
Tentative course dates: July 22 starting at 7pm, July 24th night, July 25th night, July 28th all day, July 29th night, July 30th night, July 31st night, August 1st night
- Purpose: To provide entry-level lifeguard participants with the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies and to provide care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illnesses until emergency medical services personnel take over.
- Duration: 30 hours (Approximately 16-18 hours in the classroom and 10-12 hours in the pool.)
- Certifications: Lifeguarding, First Aid/CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer, valid for 2 years.
- Bonus gifts: hip pack, adult and infant resuscitation masks, whistle, and floating key chain.
- Lifeguard course fact sheet – link
- Prerequisites for the course:
- Must be 15 years old by the last day of the class, ID required.
- Must be able to swim 300 yards continuously, while demonstrating breathing control and rhythmic breathing. For this requirement you may use the following 2 strokes, front crawl and breaststroke. Goggles are allowed for this prerequisite only: they are not allowed for the remainder of the course.
- Tread for 2 minutes using only your feet.
- Complete the following timed event in 1 minute and 40 seconds. A. Enter the water and swim 20 yards. B. Surface dive and retrieve a 10 lb brick from the bottom of the pool and bring it to the surface. C. Swim 20 yards back to the starting point with both hands holding the brick. D. Remove brick from water. E. Exit the water without the use of the ladder or steps. The clock stops when you get out of the water.