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I. Review Lifeguard Scanning and Water Quality Testing
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II. Lifeguard Supervision Zones
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III. Factors affecting Supervision
- Number of users and their activities
- Number of lifeguards and their location
- Venue design, layout and lighting conditions
- Vantage point of Lifeguard elevated stations and blind spots
- Communications to patrons
- Failure to recognize distressed swimmers and drowning victim
- Other Lifeguard duties
- Distractions and Fortuitous event
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IV. Leisure Pool Lifeguard Duties (GSPO SU4)
- Enhanced knowledge on the operation and potential difficulties associated with various leisure pool attractions such as water flow in water slides and river rides, sliding and viscous friction, acceleration through a curve, kinetic energy resulted from movement, somersaulting riders, currents – main, hydraulic and vortex currents, venturi effect and pendulum swing.
- Increased judgement skills to prevent accidents and perform rescues in special environment like activity basins and play structure, Tarzan ropes, cargo nets and flying fox rides and inflatables.
- Supervision of programs such as Learn to Swim, Aqua Aerobics, Disability Aquatic Program, Swim Competitions and Drowning Prevention Festivals.
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V. Supervision guidelines for varied contemporary leisure pool and aquatic facilities
- Guidelines on Supervision of Wave Pools (GSPO SU18)
- Guidelines on Supervision of Water Slides (GSPO SU18)
- Guidelines on Supervision of Rivers (GSPO SU17)
- Guidelines on Supervision of Inflatable Play Equipment (GSPO SU13)
- Guidelines on Supervision of Isolated Areas – Spas, saunas, steam, hydrotherapy pools, change areas etc. (GSPO SU11)
- Guidelines on General Operations on Beaches
- Public Coastal Safety Guidelines on Beaches and Surf
