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Emergencies don't just happen to other people or while at work ? it could be your family or your friends who may need your life saving skills ? to save their lives!
Popularity
Founded in 1891 the Society has more than 13,000 members in 50 branches and 1,400 active lifesaving and life guarding clubs throughout the UK and Ireland.
Location
There are many places indicated above throughout the UK and Ireland that support this necessary function in water sport activity as well as for leisure.
Age
Age is basically immaterial to this, as it is never to early in life or to late to learn techniques for saving anothers life, obviously if you are in surf, or caught in a rip tide, you need to be mature and level headed to follow procedure.
Ability
Qualifications are needed for people of all ages with the ability to undertake training and assessment in lifesaving, encompassing fitness, knowledge, skill and judgement. As well as handling simulated emergencies for practice.
Description
There are many ways you can become involved in lifesaving. Ranging from learning new skills which furnishes you with the ability to save Lives; becoming a member as well as a supporter. Also there is a wide range of participating events in a wide range of exciting and rewarding activities; gaining a recognised qualification. As a supporter which is just as important; you can make a donation to help provide lifesaving information and training skills for young and old alike.
Dedication
A great deal of dedication for this is required, especially to be able to handle emergency situations which are not for the faint hearted. There are also life saving championships through competitions to make this an all round dedicated sport with a bit of fun built in.
Potential
The potential of this whether solo or as a team is to bridge the gap between an incident being discovered and the emergency services arriving. In effect Life saving can make a crucial difference.
Closely
Related Activities
Swimming 592, surfing 589, beach volley ball 55, crowd control are all related activities for this very important post.
Cost
There are numerous courses available for this from 8 years and up, awards in the different levels are through medal allocation from bronze upwards, cost are involved and information on them will be available from the various clubs.
Level of Demand
The table below shows the maximum levels of demand that this activity requires. NOTE: These are not entry levels or levels of requirement and has nothing to do with ability.
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Hearing
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