Membership at OBK

To become a member at OBK please contact the Director of Lifeguarding

Lifesaving

Sport

Latest Newsletters

Club fees

Qualifying as a lifeguard

To be a qualified lifeguard you must be 14 years or older and pass your Surf Lifeguard Award exam. The exam comprises:

• 400m pool swim in under 9 minutes
• run/swim/run in the surf
• resuscitation test
• rescue test
• theory questions
• practical surf knowledge test.

Each season active Surf Lifeguards must perform a refresher test. This includes a swim, resuscitation test and first aid questions. It is not designed to fail people but to ensure their fitness and knowledge is up to the required standard.

Latest Notices:

Send to a friend Print this page