A beach lifeguard certification is achieved by attending a beach lifeguard course. The national standard qualification for beach lifeguarding is the RLSS UK National Vocational Beach Lifeguard Qualification (NVBLQ).
Beach lifeguard test requirements:
To become a beach lifeguard, you must gain a beach lifeguard qualification such as the NVBLQ. To pass the course and achieve the certificate, you must attend 100% of the course and pass all assessment criteria. The course content includes Beach Lifeguarding – Knowledge and Understanding, Life Support and First Aid, Ocean Skills, and Pool Skills.
To be eligible to attend a course, you must be 16 years old or above at the time of taking the NVBLQ final assessment and be able to:
- Demonstrate a good level of fitness.
- Surface dive to a depth of 2 metres
- Be competent at swimming in the sea.
- Before the course, candidates must be able to swim at least 200 metres in a pool (of a recommended length of 25 metres, but no less than 20 metres) in five minutes or less.
- For the assessment, candidates must be able to swim 400 metres in a pool (25 metres is the recommendation, but no less than 20 metres) in eight minutes or less using a continuous front stroke and showing urgency.
For more information about the National Vocational Beach Lifeguard Qualification (NVBLQ), visit www.rlss.org.uk/nvblq
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