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Lifesaving Society National Lifeguard

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Although we cannot offer National Lifeguard at the lake, because it's a pool specific course, we can work with aquatic facilities to schedule a course at their pool.                   if you are interested in setting up an original or recertification Lifesaving Society National Lifeguard course at your facility. 

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Our National Lifeguard Instructor has been teaching since 2013 and has taught over 200 new and recertifying lifeguards in Saskatchewan. 

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Requirements to offer a original/full National Lifeguard course:

Pool Facility - 25m lap pool; main depth 1-1.5 m; deep end minimum 1.5m up to 3m. 

Classroom - within two blocks of the pool; indoors with washroom; minimum 1.4 square meters (15 sq.ft.) of floor spacer per person; whiteboard preferred.

Candidates - minimum six registered lifeguard candidates, maximum 12 lifeguard candidates, 100% attendance and participation required. 

Note about the following equipment: We can provide the required equipment upon request. 

CPR Equipment - minimum one CPR manikin per two lifeguard candidates; one CPR facemask per lifeguard candidate; one box of medium gloves; one box of extra large gloves; minimum AED Trainer. 

Equipment - minimum 3 guard tubes, 20 lb (9kg) object, practice spineboard, demo or practice first-aid.kit.

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Course Length - 43-45 hours of class time (ie breaks and lunch are extra time) over the course of five or more days

Schedule Examples:

a) one week, Monday-Friday, nine hours of class per day

b) two weekends, Friday-Sunday, 22.5 hours of class per weekend

c) ten weeks, one day per week, 4.5 hours of class per day

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