Surf Rescue Certificate

What is the SRC?

The Surf Rescue Certificate provides participants with skills and knowledge related to surf awareness‚ aquatic rescue operations, communication systems and equipment and resuscitation. It is recommended for SLS members who wish to:

• perform in the role of SLS water safety personnel

• take on a lifesaving cadetship and join a lifesaving patrol.

Pre-requisites: 

Be a financial member of an SLS club

Course candidates must be at least 13 years of age on the final assessment date

Complete an unaided swim of 200 m in 5 minutes or less (goggles and masks permitted) in a swimming pool of not less than 25 m‚ or over a measured open water course. This swim will be observed by an education team member prior to you undertaking any water training or assessment activities.

Enrolment Process:

Step 1:

Talk to your Chief Instructor. Our SLSSA club member education is run by volunteers which means that we depend on our trainer availability to run courses for members. Please reach out to your club Chief Instructor to confirm that an SRC is running with availability. If there is not an SRC course available at your local club, your Chief Instructor can work with you to establish when a course will be available or find a course running nearby.

Step 2:

Get in the Pool. The SRC has a strict pre-requisite swim of 200m in 5 minutes or less. It's a really good idea to hop in the pool and time yourself to make sure you can make this swim time to determine if you are able to start SRC training or need to spend some time working on your swimming first.

A Bronze Medallion trainer or assessor at your club will formally time your swim before you can start your training. Your Chief Instructor will advise you of the date and time for your swim. 

Step 3:

Organise your membership. SRC's must be financial members of their SLS club to undergo their SRC training and assessment. Each club has different requirements for their membership. You need to make contact with your club to establish fees, pay membership, and provide a WWCC (if required). 

Membership fees are paid through the SLS Members Area. If you do not have a members area account, you will need to set one up at: SLS Members Area 

*If you are part of a Family account, you must create your own SLS Members Portal account before you commence training. If you are a parent helping a child set up an account, they MUST have their own account and cannot use the family account for their training. This is because their eLearning needs to be attached to their individual account/name, not a family account. You can re-link your child back to your family account the account is set up under the 'Membership' tab in the parent account to maintain any family memberships or discounts at club level.  

Step 4:

Set up your eLearning. Within your SLS Members Area, you will need to enrol into the SRC eLearning. The eLearning has 2 components: Online Learning Modules & Online Assessment. Your trainer will prompt you with when they would like you to complete your modules and assessments. 

To enrol into your SRC eLearning follow this navigation: 

Login to Members Area> eLearning> Login to eLearning> Training Library> SLS Aquatic Rescue> Surf Rescue Certificate> Enrol

Once you have enrolled into your SRC eLearning it will show in 'My Training' when you return. 

Step 5:

Enrol into Surf Rescue Certificate. You will need to enrol yourself into the SRC course through aXcelerate. 

Enrolment Link: SRC Enrolment 

Scroll through the list to find your SLS club and click enrol. If you do not have an aXcelerate global account, you will need to create one. *Important: your aXcelerate details are NOT the same as your SLS Members area details - these are 2 different systems. 

You will need a Unique Student Identifier (USI) to enrol into your SRC. If you do not have one, you can create one easily at: https://www.usi.gov.au/
If you have a USI but can't find it, you can use the above link to find your USI. 

Step 6:

Access your Training Manual: You will need access to the 35th edition of the Public Safety and Aquatic Rescue Training Manual for your SRC course.
Link to Training Manual: PSAR 35  

Step 7:

Attend your training & assessment: Once you're completely set up with the steps above, you need to make sure you attend all of your training sessions. Once you have undergone your SRC training, you will attend a Surf Rescue Certificate Assessment. This assessment may be undertaken by an assessor at your club OR an external assessor depending on your training resources. Your Chief Instructor will give you the details of your SRC assessment.