Community Water Safety
Note: Instructor Required
Note: Complete the Red Cross Community Water Safety Course or Swimming honour and at least six hours preparation and practice
- In deep water, disrobe and swim 100 yards (100 meters).
- Surface dive in six to eight feet (2 meters) of water, recovering various objects three times, and a 10 pound weight (4kg weight once).
- Correct approach 30 feet (9 meters), and cross chest carry 30 feet (9 meters).
- Correct approach, surface dive, underwater approach and carry 30 feet (9 meters).
- Correct approach 30 feet (9 meters), and hair or arm lock carry 30 feet (9 meters).
- Tired swimmer's carry 30 feet (9 meters, preceded by 30 foot (9 meters) approach.
- Release double grip on one wrist. Left and right.
- Release front strangle hold. Left and right.
- Demonstrate artificial respiration.