If you wish to gain your bronze with the SRC to Bronze Medallion bridging course it will start on Tuesday 19th November at the WSLSC with the 400m swim on Sunday 27th October and Sunday 17th of November at Jason Lamb Splash Factory. Bridging 3rd December – 22nd December (400 swim 27th Oct. and 17th November)

Candidates must meet all of the following conditions:

Completed a minimum of 10 patrolling hours as a qualified SRC award holder within the last 12 months
Currently proficient in SRC
Completed the SRC less than 3 years ago
Will be a minimum of 15 years on the date of my BM final assessment
Confident in their abilities as an active member of a lifesaving patrol
Will wholeheartedly participate in any scenario (assessment and/or training) where my participation is required to maintain group numbers and the effectiveness of the activity for other participants
Understand that attending all BM training components is recommended regardless of my eligibility for Recognition of Prior Learning.

SRC Bridging dates.

The aim of this course is to provide participants with the skills and knowledge of basic patrolling and surf awareness in order to be able to participate in lifesaving operations. This is the core award to be a surf lifesaver in Australia.
Gaining your Bronze and participating in beach patrols over the summer also means you can represent the club at beach, surf, and rowing carnivals.

The course will run on the following dates:
Sunday 27th October – 11.00 am – 12.30 pm 400m swim, board, and spinal board familiarisation (SRC Bridging) Pool swim, Venue Jason Lamb Splash Factory
Sunday 17th November- 11.30 am – 400m swim, board, and spinal board familiarisation (SRC Bridging) Pool swim, Venue Jason Lamb Splash Factory
Tuesday 3rd December – 5.00 am – 7.30 pm WSLSC – Bronze and Bridging
Wednesday 4th December– 5.00 am – 7.30 pm WSLSC – Bronze and Bridging
Tuesday 10th December – 5.00 am – 7.30 pm WSLSC – Bronze and Bridging
Wednesday 11th December– 5.00 am – 7.30 pm WSLSC – Bronze and Bridging
Sunday 15th December– 10.00 am – 2.00 pm WSLSC – Bronze and Bridging
Tuesday 17th December Training/Catch up – If required
Wednesday 18th December training/Catch up – If required
Sunday 22nd December – 10.00 am – 2.00 pm Bronze and Bridging assessment

Most of the training will take place at the club and will be a mixture of theory, CPR & first aid, and beach & open water-based practical activities. It would be a good idea to bring a wetsuit to every session as the water is still quite cold.
You can sign up for this course by visiting https://mt.lsv.com.au/login and signing in with your SLS Members portal login details.
Interested but can’t make these dates? Please email us to let us know you are interested in doing one of our future courses.

If you have any questions about the course, please contact our Director of Training
(Dean Kilpatrick) at chief.instructor@warrnamboolslsc.org.au