Professional Ocean Lifeguard Level 4

November 2, 2022

Note

This Professional Ocean Lifeguard Level 4 is the recommended minimum entry-level award for candidates employed as supervising senior professional ocean lifeguards, lifeguard coordinators, or beach lifeguard service managers.

To gain the qualification of this Professional Ocean Lifeguard Award level both the Vocational training units of competency listed and the other requirements indicated below must be met.

For more information on understanding requirements for each level of the POL please see the following pdf document:

APOLA POL Award Levels 1-4 for implementation 2015 – Dec 2014.pdf

Vocational Training from Public Safety Training Package – PUA42619 – Certificate IV in Public Safety (Aquatic Search and Rescue Management)

Packaging Rules

A total of 12 units of competency comprising

5 core units listed below; plus
7 elective units from the general elective units listed

Choose a minimum of 5 elective units from the elective unit list.

Select 2 elective units from the elective unit list below or elsewhere within this training package or another endorsed training package or accredited course.

All elective units selected from outside this qualification must be from an equivalent qualification level or higher.

Elective units selected from outside the qualification must not duplicate content already covered by units in this qualification.

Where imported units are selected, care must be taken to ensure that all prerequisite units specified are complied with.

Prerequisites attached to any of the units must be obtained and are additional to the number of units required for this qualification.

Where a prerequisite is attached to a unit it is identified by the symbol ∟.

By default, all prerequisites listed with ∟ become part of the core and elective units of this qualification.

Core units
PUACOM001	Communicate in the workplace
PUACOM003	Manage Information
PUAMAN002	Administer allocation of resources
PUAOPE015	Conduct briefings and debriefings
PUATEA003	Lead, manage and develop teams
General elective units
PUAAMS007	Coordinate search and rescue operations
PUACOM002	Provide services to clients
PUACOM005	Foster a positive organisational image in the community
PUACOM007	Liaise with other organisations
PUACOM012	Liaise with media at a local level
PUACOM013	Administer a local public safety group
PUAEMR006	Assess operational risk
PUAEMR005	Treat operational risk ∟ PUAEMR006 Assess operational risk
PUAOPE012	Control a Level 1 incident
PUAOPE027	Undertake beach safety management activities
PUASAR011	Search as a member of an aquatic search team
PUAWHS001	Follow defined work, health and safety policies and procedures
PUAWHS002	Maintain safety at an incident scene
SISCAQU001	Test pool water quality
SISCAQU004	Develop and implement pool water maintenance procedures
SISCAQU005	Develop and implement aquatic facility maintenance procedures