PART-TIME BRONZE FULL OVERVIEW

The Part-Time Bronze Medallion Course (PTB) is a comprehensive training program designed to equip participants with essential surf lifesaving skills, knowledge, and qualifications. This course is specifically tailored for individuals over the age of 15 years – such as Nipper Parents, Older Teenagers, Adults discovering surf lifesaving & Patrollers returning from an ‘extended break’ – and have limited availability to complete training due to work, study, or other commitments, allowing them to complete the training over an extended period.

The content is exactly the same as our Portsea SLSC Bronze Camp, and PTB participants will learn how to:

  • Understand Surf Awareness Principles and Apply these to the Beach Environment
  • Utilise Surf Skills to Effectively Negotiate Surf
  • Perform Basic Surf Rescues using a variety of Techniques and Equipment
  • Participate in Patrol Operations, including in Emergency Situations
  • Provide Basic Emergency Care and Life Support to unconscious, unresponsive patients (with Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and aided by an automated external defibrillator (AED))
  • Provide Basic First Aid Principles to Patients
  • Utilise SLSA Approved Radios and Other SLSA Communication Methods
  • Apply Spinal Management Techniques to Patients with Spinal Injuries
  • Work as Part of a Lifesaving Team

PART-TIME BRONZE PROGRAM DATES

The 2023 Part-Time Bronze Program dates are below:

  • 25th October 2023
  • 1st November 2023
  • 8th November 2023
  • 11th November 2023
  • 15th November 2023
  • 22nd November 2023

All Wednesday evening sessions will be conducted in Melbourne.

REGISTRATION DATES & PROCESSES

All registration links for Part Time Bronze will be posted to members via E-Boomer and can also be accessed on the main Part-Time Bronze page. If PTB becomes oversubscribed, applicants will be added to the waitlist and contacted if a place becomes available.

Part Time Bronze Registration Opens:
Sunday 1st of October 2023 at 12pm AEST

Registration / Waitlists will CLOSE on:
Wednesday 18th October 2023 at 12pm AEST

PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY

All candidates must satisfy the following eligibility criteria to participate in Bronze Camp:

  • Be a current financial member of Portsea SLSC
  • Be 16+ years of age as of the 1st of November 2023
  • Be able to swim 400m in under 9 minutes in a pool of no less than 25 metres. (An open water fitness test will be completed on the practical day in lieu of a pre-course accreditation swim.)
  • Complete all E-Learning Modules prior to the day of final assessment.

PART-TIME BRONZE PROGRAM FEES

The cost for Part Time Bronze is $150 per candidate.

PROGRAM ENQUIRIES

For all enquiries regarding the Part Time Bronze program, please contact the Education Sub-committee via email at education@portseasurf.com.au, or the programs Chief Instructor – Henry Kiss – via email at henry.kiss@portseasurf.com.au.