Perform Basic Water Rescues- SISCAQU002
This course is suitable for anyone, including Pool Life Guards, School Teachers and Physiotherapy and Hydrotherapy Instructors who are required to perform aquatic rescues in a range of different situations.
This Aquatic Rescue course aims to build an understanding of how to recognise a person in difficulty in the water, communicate in the event of an emergency and identify and use different types of rescue equipment available within classes 1, 2 and 3 aquatic facilities.
The training has a strong practical component, with a focus on rescue techniques in a hydrotherapy setting.
Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation – HLTAID001
During the course, you will learn how to assess an emergency situation, correct CPR techniques for infants and adults, your legal responsibilities when offering assistance and how to use and administer a defibrillator. Our highly knowledgeable instructors focus on making the course interactive, relevant to your situation and enjoyable.
Course Delivery Mode: Blended with online component and face to face training
Online Component
This self-paced online component takes around 2 hours to complete, depending on your level of experience. It covers the theory components of the course through a series of video and online theory questions. You may choose to complete this during one or a number of sessions. You can also review the online theory after the course if you wish. We recommend that this component be completed using Google Chrome.
Face to Face Training
This part of the course will take around 6 hours to complete. During this time you will cover the following assessment areas
- Perform CPR on an adult (incl. the use of an AED and placing a casualty into the recovery position).
- Complete a first aid incident report form based on the adult CPR simulated first aid scenario.
- Perform CPR on an infant.
- Manage a casualty with anaphylaxis.
- Manage a casualty with asthma.
- Manage a choking casualty.
- Manage a casualty with non-life-threatening bleeding and shock, requiring minor wound cleaning.
- Manage a casualty with a nosebleed.
- Manage a casualty with a fracture and dislocation.
- Manage a casualty with a sprain and strain.
- Manage a casualty with envenomation (snake/ funnel-web spider bite).
- Simulated First Aid Scenario – Manage a casualty with a life-threatening bleed.
- Complete a first aid incident report form based on the life-threatening bleed first aid scenario.
- Coordinate a multiple casualty incident.
This course takes approximately 3.5 hours. There is pre-work required for the CPR course which takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.
We understand there are times when you may need to make a change to your booking. If this is the case please get in touch with us via email, admin@rtstraining.com.au
For all requested booking changes, more than 48hrs (2 business days) prior to a course, no rebooking fee will apply. If the request is less than 48hrs (2 days) prior to a course no changes, including refund requests can be made.
All requested changes to a booking must be made in writing.
In the event of a cancellation request by a customer, a voucher will be issued to the value of the amount paid. This voucher can be used to book any future courses with us.
From 1st January 2015, it is a government requirement to have a Unique Student Identifier Number (USI) for all nationally recognised courses that you attend.
Click below for assistance and information on how to obtain your USI.
Students who successfully complete this nationally recognised training will be awarded the statement of attainment
- SISCAQU002- Perform Basic Water Rescues (Valid for 1 Year)
- HLTAID001 – Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
CPR courses should be refreshed every 12 months, in line with Australian Resuscitation Council Guidelines.
In response to COVID-19, we have implemented the following changes to our courses:
- Implemented an online learning component for some of our First Aid and selected healthcare courses, reducing the contact time for classes.
- Class sizes have been reduced to a maximum of 10 people to ensure adequate social distancing is maintained.
- Bag Valves Masks are used in substitution for rescue breaths during CPR training.
- Each student has their own equipment.
- Students are required to wash their hands at the start of the course and use disposable gloves throughout.
- Each student wipes down equipment using disposable disinfectant wipes.
- Manikins are cleaned by the staff at the end of each session.
On arrival at the centre:
- Students are requested to use hand gel on entry.
- Sign-in for a course is done using a tablet. No paperwork is required to be completed before or after the course.
- No one is permitted to be in the centre until 10 minutes prior to a course.
To ensure you can successfully complete your practical training we ask the following:
- Arrive 10 minutes prior to the course start time. (Please note that if you arrive late you will not be able to attend the course).
- Wearing appropriate attire.
- Including enclosed shoes, pants and shirt.
- Verify your USI.
- Achieve 100% completion of the online learning material.
- Provide photo ID upon entry.
- Register on the COVID-19 Contract Registry.
If the student does not meet the above requirements, the student will need to reschedule their training. Please that rebooking fees may apply.
