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Open Water Rescue Swimmer Training Program

This program covers factors affecting rescue swimmer skills in open water settings, different variables encountered, and hazards to avoid. Participants will practice basic skills during daytime and nighttime conditions to gain valuable experience.

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Open Water Rescue Swimmer Training Program

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  1. Surface Rescue Swimmer School Open Water Laboratories LT 2.3

  2. Objectives • Explain how the performance of the rescue swimmer skills is affected by current, sea state, visibility, sea life, swimmer buoyancy, and other variables encountered in the open water environment. • Perform basic rescue swimmer skills in the open water environment under daytime and nighttime conditions.

  3. The Open Water Environment and Open Water Labs • Dramatically different from training tank. • Open water variables which affect the rescue swimmers ability to perform tasks:

  4. Water Temperature Wind Sea state Increased buoyancy of salt water and full wet suits Visibility Current Variables that affect Rescue Swimmers

  5. Open Water Hazards to Avoid • Jelly Fish, Man O’ Wars • Debris/contaminates in water • Kelp/Sargassum Weed

  6. Purpose of Labs • In a controlled environment, provide realistic open water environment experience. • Performance of skills will not be graded, this is for familiarity.

  7. Questions?

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