Skills Maintenace 2025/2026

This article explains the Skills Maintenance requirements for the 2025/2026 season.

All require you to complete the online Skills Maintenance Modules - see how to access here

If you have any questions, please contact Nicole at [email protected]

Bronze Medallion & SRC

All active patrolling members and competitors must maintain proficiency.
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Requirements:

1. Complete the Lifesaving CPR Update (booking required – details below).
2. Complete Signals.
3. Complete a Run-Swim-Rescue:
   • Run begins from waist-deep water.
   • Swim with a rescue tube (fins optional).
   • Patient waiting at 100m marker; secure with tube.
   • Timed component ends once patient is secured.
   • Rescuer swims 100m back, assists patient to the water’s edge.

➡️ Signals and the Run-Swim-Rescue will be assessed on patrol.

Lifesaving CPR 
This season, Skills Maintenance includes a significant upgrade to resus for Bronze, SRC, and Advanced Resus awards.

Our Education Team will run 30+ sessions between late August and early December. You only need to attend ONE 1.5hr session.

What you must do:

• Register for a session using this booking form: BOOK NOW
  • When registering, select your highest award (ART, BM, SRC) only.
• Complete your online skills maintenance (BM, SRC, ART) via the SLS Hub → Applications tab → eLearning.
• Attend your booked session.

⚠️ Important: If you have not completed the online skills maintenance or pre-registered, you will be turned away.
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NOTE: for those who require their Resuscitation Certificate (HLTAID009) to be renewed yearly for work please see the end of this article for instructions.

Advanced Resuscitation

For the Advanced Resuscitation
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Required components

• Complete the Lifesaving CPR update (as per above)
• Team CPR Scenario
• Bag-valve-mask - checks, set up and use

The above will all be covered in the Lifesaving CPR sessions

NOTE: 📌 If you still hold HLTAID007, you must upgrade to HLTAID015.​

IRB Drivers + Crew

Meet at the shed at 7:00am on:

• 11 Oct
• 01 Nov
• 14 Dec
• 20 Dec

​IRB Crew must demonstrate:

• Crewing positions (rise, standing, lock-in, emergency punch)
• Re-boarding the IRB
• Awareness of the Powercraft Code of Conduct

IRB Drivers must demonstrate:

• Safe driving practice (e.g., 1 o’clock wave negotiation, parallel running)
• Awareness of the Powercraft Code of Conduct

Renewal of HLTAID009 for work purposes (Resus certificate)

If you require yearly workplace renewal, complete these steps before attending your CPR session:
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1. Complete the online assessment: SLS – Resuscitation Online Theory Assessment (via Hub → eLearning). Go to Training Library -> SLS Emergency Care -> SLS - Resuscitation Online Theory Assessment
2. Save your Certificate of Completion (digital is fine).
3. Print and complete the Assessment portfolio (skip theory questions page).
4. Bring these to your CPR session and hand to the lead trainer.

​We will process your paperwork.