Stage 3

Personal & Stroke Development Skills

Basic rescue techniques and personal survival principles are taught. Sculling, underwater skills, and personal flotation device use are among the abilities. Swimming 50 meters continuously is the aim.

Clothing Requirement

While the tasks in Stage 3 get more complicated, the attire requirement stays the same. In addition to fitting a personal flotation device (PFD) while wearing clothing, participants must swim 25 meters. Students may need to put on life-saving gear in the water as part of the actual survival exercises that are the focus of this stage.

At this stage, wearing clothing mimics real-life situations, like falling into the water and having to stay afloat while being weighed down by wet clothing. This aids in the development of the mental and physical fortitude required to carry out survival duties in trying situations.

Stage 3 Test Criteria

Entries & Exits

Stride / straddle entry.

Sculling & Body Orientation

Scull headfirst on back, 5m.
Scull, float or tread for 50 secs (incorporated in Survival & Activity Skills).

Underwater Skills

Swim through hoops on pool bottom for 2m.

Movement / Swimming / Strokes

Swim 50m continuously:

25m front crawl, and 25m backstroke.
Swim 25m Breaststroke and 25m Survival Backstroke.

Survival & Activity Skills

Scull, float or tread water for 50 sec.

Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt demonstrate:

Swim 25m using survival backstroke or survival breaststroke to a PFD.
Correctly fit a PFD in water, swim 50m with PFD, then climb out of the water.

Knowledge

Principles of Personal Safety and Survival.
Environmental Awareness.
Health Awareness.
Emergency Situations and Survival Techniques.
Rescues.