What is Skills Maintenance?
Lifesaving clubs are responsible for ensuring members maintain their skills to the minimum
standard set by SLSA. The guiding principle for skills maintenance is that lifesaving clubs can meet their service level agreements with confidence in members’ lifesaving skills and abilities.
All active lifesavers are required to complete a skills maintenance assessment to show currency
in the life saving award/s they hold under the supervision of a Traner, Assessor or Facilitator (TAF).
Skills maintenance assessments are necessary to:
• Ensure ongoing proficiency of members in their area of training and activities.
• Maintain the standards of knowledge and expertise of lifesavers.
• Satisfy legal and statutory requirements.
• Reinforce and maintain our service commitment to the beach-going community.
All members who wish to undertake patrol duties or compete in competitions at a State or National level must undertake annual skills maintenance activities to maintain proficiency.
What does Skills Maintenance cover?
Skills maintenance includes practical assessment activities and (for select awards) an online
learning/theory component. Skills Maintenance is in place for the awards listed below and should
be completed annually unless stated otherwise.

A summary of the skills maintenance process is provided below:
A) Book into the selected skills maintenance session through the member training portal
https://mt.lsv.com.au/courses/
You may not be able to do the practical if your online leaning is not complete.
B) Receive a confirmation email and check all details are accurate.
C) Access and complete the online learning / theory test in the member training portal (if
applicable)
D) Attend the face-to-face session/s.
E) Get your skills maintenance card signed off by an endorsed TAF.
G) Provide your completed card to the skills maintenance session Coordinator.

Online theory completion (before Face to Face) is required for ALL awards held including Bronze, IRB Crew, IRB Driver (must complete crew), Advanced Resuscitation
DRSABCD demo ADULT and CHILD on mannikins
Advanced Resuscitation SM (if applicable)
Spinal Management demo
Radio Demo
Signals X 4
Board/Tube
Run-Swim-Run

IRBD – Assessor to sight IRB Driver Licence and document on SM card

Crew
• Task 1. Safely launch and land IRB
• Task 2. Response to signals
• Task 3. Negotiation of surf
• Task 4. Patient pick up, carry out a casualty lift, exit, carry and lay.
• Task 5. Reboarding in deep water

Driver
• Task 1. Safely launch and land IRB
• Task 2. Response to signals
• Task 3. Negotiation of surf
• Task 4. Patient pick up, carry out a casualty lift, exit, carry and lay.
• Task 5. Parallel Running
• Task 6. Figures of 8

Please complete Club Membership at:
https://www.warrnamboolslsc.org.au/membership-registrations/
Then complete online theory, (before Face to Face) and please complete ALL awards held including Bronze, IRB Crew, IRB Driver (must complete crew), and Advanced Resuscitation at:
https://mt.lsv.com.au/login/
Then book into the time slot that suits you.