ILTP™ Shallow Water Attraction Lifeguard Certification

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OVERVIEW:
An international renowned, hands-on lifeguard course that is highly interactive and physically enduring. The course is a comprehensive training program that promotes objective driven and performance-based training for individuals wishing to obtain a new ILTP™ certification for shallow water, pool, special facilities, and/or open water, in various water depths ranging from less than 5` feet of water up to any depth and/or open water. Our International Lifeguard Training Programs (ILTP™) are designed and intended to be delivered as part of an integrated curriculum that includes water rescue techniques, First Aid, Health Care Provider CPR, Emergency Oxygen Support, and Automated External Defibrillation as a first responder. This course requires students to perform each concept taught in the course, through student demonstrations of all skills concepts and skills instructed. Students will participate in lifeguarding roles throughout the class and are expected to perform lifeguard duties as first responders. Students will perform on deck and in water simulations, drills and exercises for rescue techniques as an individual and in team scenarios as part of multiple rescuers drills. The ILTP Lifeguard course materials are available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Thai and simplified Chinese languages. Students that successfully complete the ILTP Lifeguard course obtain an ILTP certificate that is valid for one (1) year. Annual renewal is required. Successful candidates can earn anywhere from 2.2 to 2.6 IACET CEUs depending on the level of certification achieved in the program.

Audience:
A course designed for individuals currently working in an aquatic venue that requires an employee to be certified as a lifeguard. This specific certification is valid for individuals working in an ILTP™ Lifeguard Program facility that contains flat water pool venues with attractions that have water depths up to 18 ft. excluding open water and wave environments. This course is also designed for individuals previously licensed as an ILTP™ New Pool lifeguard whose certification has expired therefore doesn’t qualify for being a renewal candidate.

Prerequisites:
Participants enrolling in this course must:

  • Possess a copy of the ILTP™ Training Standard or access to the Training Standard
  • Review the Training Standard and bring all course materials to the first scheduled class.
  • Meet the requirements for the appropriated ILTP™ Certification

Minimum age 15, Swim 25 yards without stopping using front crawl (freestyle) and/or breaststroke. Be able to retrieve 10 lb. brick from bottom of pool in depth of 3 ft. and bring it to the surface. (No underwater swim or tread). Be able to able to climb out of the pool without a ladder in 3 ft. of water. Certification is NOT VALID for wave and open water environments.

    Evaluation:
    Successful course completion includes:

    • Attending all scheduled classes.
    • Achieving a score of 80% or higher on the course written exam,
    • Successfully completing all items and skills provided in the Skills Competency Workbook.
    • Conducting oneself professionally during the course.

    Outcomes:
    Participants will be able to:

    1. Perform a demonstration of the prerequisite course swimming test standards for their desired certification.
    2. Explain in ones own words the 10/20 second Protection Standard and describe how it relates to the drowning process. Open Water course participants will also explain the10/3-minute protection standard.
    3. Analyze and describe the characteristics and physical attributes for a Guest in Distress in the water as they relate to statistical data and historical trends.
    4. Identify and perform the appropriate ILTP™ rescue technique and standard of care for a Guest in Distress in an aquatic emergency as a single or multiple rescuers in aquatic environments that have facilities with pool water depths appropriate for the certification they are seeking.
    5. Identify and perform the appropriate ILTP™ rescue technique and standard of care for a Guest in Distress with a suspected spinal emergency as a single or multiple rescuer.
    6. Identify and apply the appropriate ILTP™ standard of care for a CPR or first aid emergency using all appropriate emergency rescue equipment as a single and multiple rescuers.

    Certification:
    EIAC license

    International: Optional

    Prerequisites:
    Participants enrolling in this course must:

    • Possess a copy of the ILTP™ Training Standard or access to the Training Standard
    • Review the Training Standard and bring all course materials to the first scheduled class.
    • Meet the requirements for the appropriated ILTP™ Certification
    1. ILTP™ Shallow Water Attraction Lifeguard Certification
      Minimum age 15, Swim 25 yards without stopping using front crawl (freestyle) and/or breaststroke. Be able to retrieve 10 lb. brick from bottom of pool in depth of 3 ft. and bring it to the surface. (No underwater swim or tread). Be able to able to climb out of the pool without a ladder in 3 ft. of water. Certification is NOT VALID for wave and open water environments.
    2. ILTP™ Shallow Water Certification
      Minimum age 15, Swim 50 yards without stopping using front crawl (freestyle) and/or breaststroke. Be able to swim underwater for a distance of 10 ft. in a maximum depth of 5 ft. of water. Be able to retrieve a 10-lb. brick and bring it to the surface. Be able to able to climb out of the pool without a ladder in 5 ft. of water. Certification is NOT VALID for wave and open water environments.

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