ARC Lifeguarding Today

The prerequisites for the ARC Lifeguarding Today course are:

• 15 years old by the last day of class
• BSA Lifeguarding certification
• Swim 500 yards continuously using each of the following strokes for at least 100 yards each: front crawl, breaststroke, and side stroke.
• Surface dive to a minimum depth of 7 feet and bring a 10 pound diving brick to the surface
• Tread water for 2 minutes using legs only

Lifeguarding Today is an American Red Cross course designed to provide the necessary skills for a person to qualify to serve as a professional non-surf lifeguard.

1. Non-Swimming Assists: Reaching
2. Non-Swimming Assists: Equipment Extension
3. Non-Swimming Assists: Throwing
4. Entry: Stride Jump
5. Entry: Feet-first
6. Entry: Ease-in
7. Entry: Shallow Dive
8. Rescue Skills: Approach Strokes
9. Rescue Skills: Ready Position
10. Rescue Skills: Rescue Kicks
11. Surface Dives: Feet-first
12. Surface Dives: Pike
13. Surface Dives: Quick
14. Approaches: Swim or Dive to Rear
15. Approaches: Front Surface
16. Approaches: Rear
17. Assists: On Front/Back
18. Assists: By Two Lifeguards
19. Rescue Breathing: Shallow Water
20. Rescue Breathing: Deep Water
21. Rescue Equipment: Rescue Tube-Throwing Assist
22. Rescue Equipment: Rescue Tube-Stride Jump Entry
23. Rescue Equipment: Rescue Tube-Beach Entry
24. Rescue Equipment: Rescue Buoy-Stride Jump Entry
25. Rescue Equipment: Rescue Buoy-Beach Entry
26. Rescue Equipment: Rescue Buoy-Tired Victim
27. Rescue Equipment: Rescue Buoy-Panicky Victim
28. Rescue Equipment/Breathing Rescue: Rescue Tube-Front Surface
29. Rescue Equipment/Breathing Rescue: Rescue Tube-Block and Turn
30. Rescue Equipment/Breathing Rescue: Rescue Tube-Rear Approach
31. Rescue Equipment/Breathing Rescue: Rescue Tube-Straddle
32. Rescue Equipment/Breathing Rescue: Rescue Buoy-Front Surface, Buoy to Back
33. Rescue Equipment/Breathing Rescue: Rescue Buoy-Front Surface, Buoy to Side
34. Rescue Equipment/Breathing Rescue: Rescue Buoy-Rear Approach
35. Rescue Equipment/Breathing Rescue: Rescue Board
36. Final Skills: Stride Jump-Wrist Tow
37. Final Skills: Dive to Rear, Armpit Tow
38. Final Skills: Rear Approach, Cross-chest Carry
39. Final Skills: Treading Water Holding Brick
40. Final Skills: 1 and 2 hand block
41. Final Skills: Wrist Grip Escape
42. Final Skills: Rear Head Hold Escape
43. Final Skills: Front Head Hold Escape
44. Final Skills: Shallow Dive, 25 yd. Approach - 18 Sec.
45. Final Skills: Spinal, Shallow Water (Turn and Support Victim)
46. Final Skills: Shallow Dive (10 yd approach, 9 ft. Surface Dive, Get Brick, Return 11 sec)
47. Final Skills: Rescue Tube (20 yd., tow to safety, Rescue Breathing)
48. Final Skills: Shallow Dive (25 yd Sprint, get brick, Return - 70 sec.)
49. CPR for the Professional Rescuer
50. Community First Aid