Elements and Performance Criteria
- Apply knowledge of the surf environment
- Characteristics of different types of waves and their impact on surf safety are identified
- Distinguishing features of rips, gutters and sweeps are identified
- Different types of beaches and the safety aspects of the beach structure are identified
- Apply surf skills and techniques
- Personal safety is observed and environmental hazards are avoided while in the water
- Hand and flag signals are used, in accordance with organisational procedures
- Implement self-rescue techniques
- Return to shore, in prevailing conditions, is undertaken with and without flotation devices
- Strategies when not able to self-rescue or return to shore unassisted are implemented