Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify hazardous behaviours and situations
- Identify factors that contribute to problems that occur in an aquatic facility or environment
- Identify people at risk or those who have specific needs when they are in an aquatic facility or environment
- Promptly identify hazardous behaviour and activities to the individual and/or other clients
- Inspection of the aquatic facility or environment and work environment identifies potential hazards and risks in terms of the safety of staff and clients using the aquatic facility or environment and its services
- Apply supervision techniques to maintain a safe aquatic facility or environment
- Appropriate application of supervision techniques to the nature of the facility or environment in accordance with the facility standards and occupational health and safety requirements and relevant legislation and industry codes
- Appropriate response to problems observed to the situation and clients involved and in accordance with the policy and procedures of the organisation, facility or environment
- Adapt communication to suit the specific characteristics of each aquatic environment and its clients and promotes compliance with safety rules and regulations
- Make approaches in a non-threatening manner to individuals whose situations, behaviour or actions may be hazardous to themselves and/or others
- Take action to remove clients when they do not comply with safety rules and regulations in accordance with the policy and procedures of the organisation, facility or environment
- Comply safety check systems in accordance with the procedures of the organisation, facility or environment
- Minimise distractions from active surveillance
- Assess possible emergency or rescue situations
- Communicate information to the individuals according to the Code of Practice of the aquatic facility
- Promptly identify signs of possible casualty or those which indicate a person in difficulty
- Use an appropriate response to situations and clients when problems are observed
- Assess and communicate emergency situation according to the Code of Practice and emergency plan of the aquatic facility
- Report and record incidents