Rookie Silver Award

STAGE 1

1. Throw a buoyant aid to a casualty 5m away.

2.  Demonstrating a reaching rescue to a casualty 2m away,
     instruct them what to do.

3. Throw a non buoyant aid to a casualty 8m away.

4. Enter shallow water and wade to a casualty 5m away. Using a
    reaching aid, instruct the casualty to hold an aid. Walk slowly back
    to the pool edge whilst giving instructions to the casualty.

​5. Help your casualty out of shallow water without using the steps.

​6. Enter deep water safely and confidently.

7. ​Swim continuousley in clothing (long sleaved top, trousers or
    a skirt) for 100m.

​8. Tread water for 1 minute 30 seconds. Move backwords 2m,
    sideways to right 2m, sideways to left 2m. Use your arms to signal
    for help every 30 seconds.

​9. Swim 10m continuously with your head out of the water on your
    front (to a buoyant aid). Using a buoyant aid, hold the 'HELP'
    position for 2 minutes (in clothes)

​10. Remove additional clothing.

11. Perform a feet first surface dive and recover an object in 1m of
      water before surfacing.​

12. Climb out of deep water unaided.​

STAGE 2

1. Demonstrate a reaching rescue to a casualty 2m away.
    Instruct the casualty what to do.

​2. Throw a buoyant aid to a casualty 8m away. Instruct the casualty
    what to do.

3. Coil and throw a rope to a casualty 10m away and pull to the side
     in less than 1 minute.

​4. Enter shallow water and wade to a casualty 8m away. Using a
    reaching aid, instruct the casualty to hold the aid. Slowly tow the
    casualty to the poolside. Instruct the casualty what to do.

​5. Help your casualty out of shallow water without using the steps.

6. Enter deep water using a straddle jump.

7. Swim continuously in clothing (long sleaved top, trousers or skirt) for
    150m on your front and your back (a minimum of 25m on both front
    and back)

8. Tread water for 2 minutes. Move backwards for 5m, sideways to the
    right 5m, sideways to the left 5m.

9. Swim 20m continuously with your head out of the water on your
    front.

10. Remove additional clothing.

11. Swim 50m, during which youn will perform 1 feet firstsurface dive
      and 1 head first surface dive, recover an object in 1m of water
      before surfacing.​

12. Climb out if deep water unaided.​

STAGE 3

1. Throw a buoyant aid to a casualty 8m away. Instruct the casualty
    what to do.

​2. Coil and throw a rope to a casualty 10m away and pull to the side,
    in less than 45 seconds.

​3. Enter shallow water and wade to a casualty 10m away. Use a
    throwing aid, instruct the casualty to hold the aid and what to do.

4. Enter shallow water and wade to o casualty 10m away. using a
    rigid aid, instruct the casualty to hold the aid. Instruct the casualty
    what to do. Slowly tow the casualty to the side. Place casualty in
    the Support Position.

​5. Help your casualty out of shallow water without using the steps.

6. In shallow water,turn a face down 'unconscious casualty' face up and
    walk to the poolside whilst shouting for help.

​7. Using initiative, assist 1 casualty in difficulty up to 5m away.

​8. Demonstrate a fall-in entry into clear deep water.

9. Swim continuously in clothing (long sleaved top, trousers or skirt) for
    200m (100m on your front and 100m on your back) in less that
    10minutes.

​10. Tread water for 3 minutes, shouting and signalling for help every
      30 seconds.

​11. Remove additional clothing.

12. ​Swim 100m, during which you will perform 2 feet first and 2 head
      first surface dives, recover an object in 1m of water before
      surfacing.

13. Climb out of deeo water unaided.​