National Rescue Award for Swimming Teachers and Coaches.(NRASTC).

National Rescue Award for Swimming Teachers & Coaches (NRASTC) is a supervision and rescue award for swimming teachers, coaches and/or instructors working during programmed activities, such as swimming lessons.

It is suitable for teachers working in a wide range of swimming pools where the water is deeper than the teachers’ standing depth and meets the Individual sites risk assessment.

Course Content - NRASTC

7th edition new candidate (hours)

1 – The Teacher, swimming pool and class management.  2-hours.

2 – Intervention rescue and emergency action.  4-hours.

3 – CPR and first aid.  6-hours.

Total =  12-hours.

Plus external assessment

Emergency First Aid at Work and AED training can be integrated with this course and would involve extended training hours.

National Rescue Award for

Swimming Teachers and Coaches LIGHT (NRASTC LIGHT)

NRASTC LIGHT is a supervision and rescue award for swimming teachers, coaches and/or instructors working during programmed activities, such as swimming lessons when Lifeguard or First Aid backup is available to respond quickly in the event of an emergency.

It is suitable for teachers working in a wide range of swimming pools, including pools where the water is deeper than the teacher’s standing depth. This award is only suitable when the facility has staff qualified as Lifeguards or First Aiders that are available to respond quickly to a swimming teacher or coach in the event of an emergency.

If Lifeguard or First Aid backup is not available the standard NRASTC should be used.

Emergency Response Pool.

(ER-Pool).

The Emergency Response Pool Programme (ER-Pool) is designed to assist designated staff to respond to an emergency within the swimming pool environment when the alarm has been raised. The Emergency Responder can be any member of the facility called upon to rescue and provide first aid.

The ER-Pool programme is designed for use in small pools no greater than 1.5m in depth such as a health club or hotel pool.

For pools that require direct supervision on poolside and for larger pools, the RLSS UK National Pool Lifeguard Qualification would be more suitable.

Who Can Complete ER Pool Training?  Any staff employed at the venue, e.g.

Receptionists, Chefs, Waiting staff, Housekeeping, Maintenance staff, Duty Managers, Gym staff.

What Does ER Pool Involve?

A two-day course which will give your employees knowledge and practical training to:

Rescue a casualty in the event of being alerted to an emergency

Recover a casualty to poolside, Perform vital First Aid, including CPR and AED

The trainer can also award a regulated Level 3 Emergency First Aid at Work qualification and regulated Level 2 Automated External Defibrillator qualification (AED).

The ER Pool qualification is valid for two years following successful completion.

What are the pre-requisites?

Be able to surface dive to the deepest part of the pool and climb out without help and without using steps or ladders (where venue design permits)

Be aged 16 or older at the beginning of the course.