Camp Allatoona Aquatics Base
Lifeguard Certification
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Lifeguard – dual certification
BSA Lifeguard & Red Cross Lifeguard

NOTE: The course consists of one (1) all day session, May 21, 2011 at the AAC Volunteer Service Center AND one (1) three day weekend beginning Friday night May 27, 2011 through Monday May 30, 2011 at the Camp Allatoona Aquatics Base.

BSA Lifeguard patch
The Boy Scouts of America strongly recommends every unit involved in aquatic activities have a certified lifeguard. This is your opportunity to earn both BSA Lifeguard AND American Red Cross Lifeguard plus up to 6 other related certifications in just two weekends! Any youth 15 years or older, or adult male or female, registered with BSA is welcome to participate.

The class is divided into 2 sessions.

2011 Course components

Certification Valid

BSA Lifeguard certification (or renewal with update to the new 2009 curriculum)

3 years

Red Cross Lifeguard certification (or renewal with update to R.06)

3 years

Red Cross First Aid certification

3 years

Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer certification (now required for BSA LG)

2 years

Red Cross AED Essentials certification

2 years

BSA Safe Swim Defense certification

2 years

BSA Safety Afloat certification

2 years

BSA Lifesaving Merit Badge (optional, no additional fee)

Indefinite

Course Fee (includes books, materials and meals while at Allatoona)

$190.00

Class size:  minimum 6, maximum 20.

This training is only offered once a year at the Aquatics Base, so pre registration is a must!
Register online TODAY!

Prerequisites for all participants in this combination course

    • Submit proof of age. Must be at least 15 years old by the date the class ends. (May 30, 2011)
    • Swim continuously for 550 yards, including at least 100 yards each of the following strokes in good form: front crawl, breaststroke, elementary backstroke, and sidestroke.
    • Immediately following the above swim, tread water for two minutes.
    • Starting in water, swim 20 yards using a front crawl or breaststroke, surface dive in 7-10 feet, retrieve a 10 pound object, surface, swim with the object 20 yards back to the starting point and exit the water within 1 minute and 40 seconds.

General Information

This combined BSA and Red Cross course requires 40 hours of instruction, so both May 21st and the long weekend will be required for certification. Each participant must pass both written and applied tests of skills to qualify for the BSA Lifeguard and all Red Cross certificates. Attendance alone does not guarantee you will earn these certifications.

Participants will camp together. Bring your own personal gear, or use one of the Camp Allatoona platform tents. Participants should bring bathing suits, towels, hat, sun block, insect repellant and clothing suitable for camp and classroom comfort. Bring a good flashlight or headlamp and extra batteries. Bring a notebook and pencils/pens. You must bring a mask, snorkel, and fins for the snorkeling portion of instruction. If you don’t have these items, please borrow them from a friend before you come.

Meals are provided while at Camp Allatoona, but participants must bring a sack lunch and drink for the session on May 21st at AAC.

Participants will be required to open their eyes underwater. We strongly discourage contact lenses. If you must wear contacts, bring swim goggles to use in the lake.

The course director will provide registrants with more information prior to the first session.

Lifesaving Merit Badge is not a prerequisite, but can be completed during this course at no additional cost, by completing a few additional requirements. If you want to do this, please read the current Lifesaving Merit Badge book and bring it to the course. Questions? Email bsalifeguard@campallatoona.org

What to Bring

    • Participants will camp together. Bring your own personal gear.
    • Bathing suits, towels.
    • Hat, sun block, insect repellant.
    • Clothing suitable for camp and classroom comfort.
    • A good flashlight or headlamp and extra batteries.
    • A notebook and pencils/pens.
    • Lifesaving Merit Badge book, if you wish to earn the Lifesaving Merit badge.

Also refer to the following:

Registration:

Click Here to register. You'll be taken to that entry on the Atlanta Area Council calendar. Note that you may see multiple CAAB programs listed for the desired date. Select the registration button at the bottom of the entry.

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