Manual Testing Guidelines for SICBP Lifeguard Training

Chief of police

First in chain of command

ALERT team emergency medical technicians

Fifth in chain of command

Chief

Must have minimum of ten years of service as an officer with beach patrol to get this position

5 points=

2 day suspension

10 points=

Automatic termination

Termination

Six suspension days over two consecutive summers

Five minutes

How long a gaurd can talk to the general public

Edge

Stands and rescue boards should be kept at the waters...

Pull the bathers and fly the red flag

What do you do if there is fog and the stand on either side is not visible?

Dishonesty or a crime of the third degree or higher

NJ law requires a municipal lifeguard's employment be terminated if they are convicted if a crime involving...

One gaurd

There should be at least.... In the stand when any number of bathers are in the wager

Two years

After how many years can a gaurd choose a sweatshirt or sweatpants in place of a shirt or bathing suit?

9:15 to 5:15

Weekday hours are...

9:15 to 5:45

Weekend hours are...

10:00

Guards need to be on their assigned beach by....

10 to 11:15 (7 days a week)

Morning workouts are allowed...

4 to 5 (on weekdays) and 4:30 to 5:30 (on weekends)

Afternoon workouts are allowed...

Senior gaurd

Junior gaurds must stand whenever their.... Leaves the stand

10mph

Off road speed limit (during normal operations) for beach patrol vehicles is...

15mph

Off road speed limit (during an emergency) for beach patrol vehicles...

11-4

Trucks are not allowed on the beach from 29-57 street from the hours of

No restrictions

All-terrain vehicles (ATV) and utility vehicles (Pioneer) have .... As to time of use in specific areas

Call headquarters

If someone is smoking on the beach and doesn't listen to you the first time, what do you do?

50%

Daily use of sunblock with SPF 15 will decide the chance of Melanoma by....

Junior gaurds

When information needs to be relayed, the ....... should be dispatched, or the senior gaurds should meet halfway between stands

18

Lifeguards under .... years of age must take a 30 minute lunch break

On top of the medical cabinet in the first aid room

Where can the Right to Know Book (MSDS Book) and the Hazard Communication Program, be found?

Street to headquarters, we need transport

When a vehicle capable of transporting a gaurd is necessary thé radio call is:

Administrative personnel at that stand

A stationary torpedo held in the air while standing in the seat of a stand or in the beach indicates a request for...

Until a beach patrol vehicle passes, headquarters radios to discontinue, or the stand requesting personnel lowers their torpedo

How long should torpedos in the relay system remain in the air?

Medical emergency

Crossing the arms continuously above one's head, while standing in the seat of a stand, in the water, or on the beach, denotes a...

Police

Two stationary arms held straight in the air above one's head, while standing in the seat of a stand, in the water, or on the beach, will summon the....

Green

This flag indicates a low water hazard

Yellow

This flag indicates a medium water hazard

Red

This flag indicates a high water hazard

Waving beach warning flag

A ....... denotes run procedures should be initiated

Long blast

A.....on the whistle is a request for the crowd's attention

Shorts

What is the nickname for the blast on the whistle that indicates

1. A run is in progress

2. An adjacent stand should relay a medical emergency or police request

3. A gaurd is in trouble and needs assistance on the beach or in the water

A run is in progress

A waving torpedo at waist height means....

Senior

What gaurd does the left hand placed on the left shoulder mean?

Junior gaurd

What gaurd does the right hand on the right shoulder mean?

Stationary right arm held straight up in the air

This signal signals to the wave runner, rescue board, or surf boat that headquarters is trying to make radio contact

Pumping of the first into the air

What is the signal to initiate run procedures?

Code X

Stationary arms crossed in front of a gaurd's chest or face indicates what code is in progress?

Medical emergency

The tapping of the top of one's head with either hand indicates a head, neck, or back injury, and that....should be initiated

12-3

Mandatory layout is in effect from....

Under the stand

Where should the rescue board be placed?

One rescue torpedo per assigned gaurd, beach warning flags, one portable VHF radio, a first aid kit, and a jetty sign

What should be at each stand?

Moved

Administrative approval is necessary before a stand is...

In a locked beach equipment box

Where should the torpedos, flag pole, rescue board, and jetty sign be stored overnight?

Senior gaurds

Who's responsibility is it to make certain the stands backpack is picked up immediately after the morning meeting and returned to headquarters at the end of each day?

The catch

Grip the oar handles while seated. The feet should be placed on the edge of the sert directly in front of the rower. Bend knees while les ing forward from the waist. Arms should be fully extended with the hands moving toward the stern of the boat. The hands should pass the thaw pins before the blades are placed in the water.

The pull

Push off with the legs. Lean back toward the bow of the boat while pulling the blades of the oars toward the stern. Arms should remain locked. The power of the stroke comes from the legs, buttocks, and back, not the arms.

The layback

Continue the stroke until Lea int back at approximately a 135 degree angle to the water. Just before completion of the stroke, the arms should break. Proper lay ack will allow the tower to maximize the inertia created through the stroke. In other words, it will allow the boat to "run" (glide) more efficiently. Rough surf conditions will require a shorter layback.

The recovery

Return to the catch position. The time radio should be 1 (recovery) to 3 (pull and layback)

Checking the boat

An action that hinders the maximization of the boat's "run"

Skying the oars

Returning the Lars to the catch position at a level too high above the wagers surface

Digging the oars

Placing the oar blades too far below the surface of the water

Splashing the catch

The placement of the oar blades in the water before the recovery is complete

Pulling with arms

Breaking the arms during the pull, thus, using arm strength instead of back, legs, and butt to row

Exaggerated layback

An over application of the layback principle. Often used during race competition, ex averaging the layback requires the weaker abdominal muscles to complete the pull and begin recovery. Be careful not to jerk to the catch position, resulting in a checking of the boat

Favoring the finish

During the layback phase, the shoulder and arm of one side travels a greater distance. This results in greater power to that side.

Rounded back

Proper rowing form dictates a flat back with the head up. A rounding if the back will decrease power

The bow

The front of the boat

The stern

The back end of the boat

90 degrees

What degree angle should the bow of the boat cut through the waves when rowing through the surf

Stern first

When returning to shore, rowing the boat in....is the safest means.

Alternating swim stroke

Which swim stroke should you be doing while paddling from the prone position?

Prone position

This position would be most commonly used when managing the surf or lading across the open wager against strong wind or heavy chop.

Paddling from the knees

This stroke is most appropriate when trying to locate the victim on the rescue approach; particularly in high seas, and paddling with the wind.

80%

What percent of all ocean wager rescues are caused by rip currents?

Rip current

Signs of this include...

1. Choppy waves

2. Muddy color due to the bottom sand picked up as it's rushed out to sea

3. Foam sediment frequently seen being transported away from shore line

Waves rushing up a sloping beach

This causes a rip chrrent

Lateral current

A current that runs somewhat north or sound along the shore line

Wind and surf

Lateral currents are caused by a combination of ....and....conditions which often result in waves rolling in at an angle to the shore line.

Wave action and currents

Inshore holes are caused by a combination of

West wind

Most dangerous type of wind

Formula for disaster

A west wind, the tide going out, and a small child in a rip current is a....

As short as the waist of the shortest person

How deep can holes on the beach be?

The perimeter

Where should you dig when there is a victim submerged in sand?

Quickening of stroke, a wave of the hand, a call for help, or other signs of panic

Warning signs of bathers swimming toward shore in a rip tide, but going backwards

Quiet

Is drowning loud or quiet?

No

Can drowning victims assist in their rescue?

20-60 seconds

How long does the instinctive drowning response last?

50

Approximately .... percent of children who drown do so within 25 yards of a parent or an adult

Lightning strikes

The procedure for ....include removing all bathers from the water, pulling your stand 10 yards past the high water line, and seeking safe shelter.

No

Should you go out in an electrical storm for kayakers, surfers, or paddleboarders?

Torpedo rescue

What rescue is the most fast, effective, and most common?

Junior gaurd

What gaurd should go on the rescue first?

Target tactics

When planning entry into the water, a gaurd should take long shore currents into account. Approaching the victim "with water flow" will save valuable time.

Rips

A gaurd must be able to recognize rio currents and use then whenever possible to reach a victim more quickly

Proper angle

Taking the "flow" into account, a gaurd shoukd use thé route with the shortest distance of water time. Never cut the corner and end up running in waist deep water for an extended period.

Porpoise

This consists of diving, grabbing the bottom, pulling forward, regaining footing, pushing off the bottom, and diving again.

At the crest of a wave or swell

Where does greatest visibility occur?

Side stroke

What stroke should you use to swim the victim to shore?

Hawaiian method

This method is used if a victim has a suspected head or neck injury and you're lifting them

Never

When should you jump off a lifegaurd stand firm the deck?

When your assigned partner returns

When should the warning flag be returned to it's original spot?

5 yards

How many yards away from the marker should you begin the code x search?

1 hour

How long should the search continue?