10th March 07 - SPA 'retests'

Our club now offers SPA retests for South African lifesavers in the UK. These are official and LSA approved under their terms and conditions.

The following is now expected of any lifesaver doing their SPA retest:
- Full signals as in RSA manual.
- Malibu board rescue of conscious patient (+/-100m), remove from water to recovery position.
- One man CPR on adult and baby/infant maniken in line with std protocol, timed at 30/2 - 5 in 2 mins, or 15/2 - 5 in 1 min, whichever is current in UK examinations.
- Pool swim of 400m in less than 8 mins (pool of minimum length 25m)

LSA also require a letter from RLS, at least at branch /provincial/ county "chief" examiner status, and a signed, stamped report which confirms the candidate(s) name(s), current address(es) [residential - 'in domicilium executandi'] copies of passport/ID document(s), RSA club to which an affiliated member, confirmation of duty status and club of which a member in the UK (affidavit from club / regional body) and attested results of "retest". This will be done in collaboration with our club, yourselves and the RLSS.

What we are trying to avoid at all costs are the chancers jumping on the band wagon, hence LSA needs to have an affidavit from club/region (UK) confirming that they are active in lifesaving.

For any further info please contact us. We will most likely hold exams during the summer when sufficient numbers have experessed an interest.

Kind Regards