Surf Lifeguard & Patrol Support Exam
Schedule
Fri, 14 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 am
UTC+13:00Location
Todd Energy Aquatic Centre | New Plymouth, TK
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The requirements for this award are spread out across locations.- Friday 14th Nov 5pm at the Todd Energy Aquatic Centre for the timed swim & pool tube rescue
- Followed by the theory exam at the Red Shed at 7pm
Saturday 15th Nov we will meet at Fitzroy Surf Lifesaving Club for the remainer of the exam, including the rescue tows & release -so bring your wetsuits, tube & fins
Pre-requisites:
- 14 years of age
- Current member of a SLS club
Exam components:
400m pool swim under 9 minutes
Run-Swim-Run in the Surf
Tube Rescue in the pool and surf
First Aid and CPR
Communication Signals
Radio Communication
Theory questions
Rescue tows and releases
Topics Covered:
Health, safety, welfare and risk management
Roles and responsibilities
Surf environment
Communications
Rescue equipment
Surf lifeguard skills
CPR
First Aid
You will have already been attending 2-8 weeks of classes lead by your club's SLA Instructor who will arranged registration to the course
The Patrol Support member must pass the entire theoretical component of the Surf Lifeguard Award.
Exam components:
Theory Paper 80% correct
First Aid
Radio Operations
CPR
Signals
https://www.surflifesaving.org.nz/media/yc5a0lqf/sla-2025-training-manual-web-version.pdf
https://www.surflifesaving.org.nz/media/tsehc2xc/sla-2025-candidate-workbook-writable.pdf
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Todd Energy Aquatic Centre, Tisch Avenue, New Plymouth,New Plymouth, New ZealandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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