QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON OUR CLASSES

No. The instructor’s manual says “the individual should not be judged on stroke mechanics, but rather on his or her overall demonstration of swimming strength, endurance, comfort in the water and ability to meet the time requirements.”

No. But obviously the faster the better.

No. Most of the time a lifeguard will enter the water in other ways than a dive. Diving like they do on a swim team isn’t very useful for a lifeguard, since we need to be able to see the victim as we enter and approach them. Sometimes we need to enter extra carefully (in case of a spinal injury victim, for example). All students will be taught all the methods of entry.

We work with every student to make sure they pass the lifeguard exam and we strive to make our students into the best lifeguards.

The New York State Department of Health certification tests are multiple-choice. 80% is passing. (For most New York State Department of Health exams you can have two tries if you need them).

We spend a lot of time in class making sure that students understand the vocabulary and know all the rescue maneuvers needed to pass the test.

After taking our New York State Department of Health certified lifeguarding class you would need to go to Nassau County’s website and apply for a test. You MUST already have a New York State Department of Health lifeguarding certification. You can get more information by going to our Nassau County Lifeguard exam and certification page.

After taking our New York State Department of Health certified lifeguarding class you would need to go to Nassau County’s website and apply for a test. You MUST already posses a New York State Department of Health lifeguarding certification.

 

RESCUE SKILLS

– Slide-In Entry

– Stride and Compact Jumps

– Rescue Approach-Front Crawl or Breaststroke

– Simple Assist

– Extension Assist from the Deck

– Reaching Assist with Equipment and Throwing Assist

– Swimming Extension Rescue

– Active and Passive Drowning Victim Rear Rescue

– Two-Person Removal from the Water Using a Backboard

– Passive Submerged Victim-Shallow Water

– Multiple-Victim Rescue

– Feet-First Surface Dive

– Submerged Victim-Deep Water

– Front and Rear Head-Hold Escape

 

CARING FOR HEAD, NECK OR BACK INJURY SKILLS

– Manual In-Line Stabilization for a Head, Neck or Back Injury on Land- Lying Down, Sitting or Standing

– Using a Backboard for a Standing Victim on Land

– Head Splint Technique-Face-Up Victim, Shallow Water at or Near Surface

– Head Splint Technique-Face-Dow Victim, Shallow Water at or Near Surface

– Head and Chin Support-Face-Up Victim, Shallow Water at or Near Surface

– Head and Chin Support-Face-Down Victim, Shallow Water at or Near Surface

– Head Splint Technique-Face-Up Victim, Deep Water at or Near Surface

– Head Splint Technique-Face-Down Victim, Deep Water at or Near Surface

– Head and Chin Support-Face-Up Victim, Deep Water at or Near Surface

– In-Line Stabilization for a Submerged Victim-Face-Up, Face-Down or on One Side in Deep Water

– Using a Backboard in Shallow and Deep Water

 

CPR/AED FOR THE PROFESSIONAL RESCUER SKILLS​

– Putting on Gloves

– Initial Assessment

– Rescue Breathing-Adult, Child and Infant

– Using a Bag-Valve-Mask Resuscitator-Two Rescuers

– Conscious Choking-Adult, Child and Infant

– Unconscious Choking-Adult, Child and Infant

– CPR-Adult, Child and Infant

– Two-Rescuer CPR-Adult, Child and Infant

– Using an AED-Adult and Child

 

FIRST AID SKILLS

– Secondary Assessment

– Controlling External Bleeding

– Applying a Sling and Binder

– Applying an Anatomic Splint

– Applying a Soft Splint

 

FINAL SKILL SCENARIOS TO BE DEMONSTRATED

– Final Skill Scenario 1-Active Drowning Victim

– Final Skill Scenario 2-Submerged Passive Drowning Victim

– Final Skill Scenario 3-Head, Neck or Back Injury.

Note there are several ways to care for a spinal injury in the water. In this scenario the victim will be face down and the student will need to rotate the victim face up with their choice of any of the different saves for this purpose.

People with a medical condition or disability should discuss it with their physician and the staff at their local New York State Department of Health Chapter before beginning this course.

Lifeguarding

Shallow Water Lifeguarding

CPR and AED for Adult, Child and Infant

First Aid

We are currently working on being able to certify our students in other areas such as ACLS, LTI.

We will never sell, or share any of your information, that includes your phone number, email and address.

Any open water non-surf environment such as lakes, rivers and reservoirs.

Yes. The student must already have a New York State Department of Health Lifeguarding certificate.

You have up 10 days to pay for it, after 10 days you will need to retake the class.

The student will learn different types of rescues in the water using a surfboard. The student will get certified in Waterfront,

After registering, you have 24 hours to request a refund. The refund will be a 75% refund. After 24 hours, there will be no refunds. Instead, you will receive credit towards another class for 1 year. The reason this is our refund policy is that we limit the class size. And we will be reserving you a spot in the class. Please make sure you are able to attend the class that you register for. If we cancel a class and you reschedule for a new date, there won’t be any refunds.

Yes, but there is a $50 rescheduling fee per class that you change to.

Yes.

Lifeguard Training NY, LLC offers Junior Lifeguarding classes. Refer to our Junior Lifeguarding Page.

Yes.

Lifeguard Training NY, LLC does send instructors to camps and schools to teach CPR/AED and Lifeguarding.

If you are interested in us sending an instructor to your camp or school, give us a call at 718 954-5567 or email us at admin@lifeguardtrainingny.com.

Yes.

During the Summer we offer that class every Monday from 2-6.

Yes we do. We offer the in person Lifeguard Management exam every Sunday. Call us at (718) 954-5567 to schedule an exam date.

To work in Nassau County you will need to take the Nassau County exam. To take the Nassau County exam, you will need to have a New York State Department of Health Lifeguarding certificate. Lifeguard Training NY, LLC offers the New York State Department of Health Lifeguarding class and once the student passes the class he will get a New York State Department of Health Lifeguarding certificate.

You will need to contact the Town of Hempstead. You can go to our Nassau County Lifeguard Certification page for more information.

Once your card expires you have 30 days to renew your certification. If it passed 30 days you will need to retake the whole lifeguarding class.

Yes we do. Send us a message in the Contact Us page and we will accommodate you.

You will need to call (516) 572-6591 and schedule an exam date.

You will need to email us with a date that you can take the second date of the class. The second date must be within 30 days of starting the class.

You can download the application here.

Yes you do. Part of the Lifeguarding class is CPR/AED. The CPR/AED certification that you will get is CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuers.

To take the Water Safety Instructor (WSI) course, the student must be at least 16 years old and a proficient swimmer.

The Water Safety Instructor (WSI) course is approximately a 30-hour course. This course will help you teach skills that may save a life, gain terrific work experience as an aquatics professional and also earn money.

We offer this class in Nassau and Suffolk County in Long Island NY, Queens, and in Brooklyn NY.

You can purchase both copies of the WSI student manual’s by going to Amazon.

Water Safety Instructor Manual Version 1

Water Safety Instructor Manual Version 2

On the first day of class, students must bring in both copies of the WSI manual’s. Students may also bring in their laptop, tablet and any device that can read the PDF files to class.

The full list of classes we currently offer are Lifeguarding, Waterfront Lifeguarding, Junior Lifeguarding, Lifeguard Recertification, Aquatic Attraction Lifeguarding, Shallow Pool Lifeguarding, Lifeguard Management, Water Safety Instructor (WSI), Swimming, CPR/AED, First Aid, Responding to Emergencies, ​Basic Life Support, ​Wilderness First Aid, Babysitting Training, Emergency Oxygen and Bloodborne Pathogens.

You are able to purchase the lifeguard manual on Amazon.

We broke down CPR/AED into a very simple chart. Most students have a easy time remembering this chart. You can print it out and keep it in your wallet. Click here to download our CPR chart.

We can send a lifeguard to your pool party. Call us at 718 954-5567 to get more information.

For those interested in an American Red Cross class, we refer interested parties to an authorized American Red Cross provider for classes leading to American Red Cross certifications, we do not teach Red Cross classes directly.

For the Nassau County lifeguarding exam you will need to pass the following:

(1) Entrance into the water with a standard shallow dive, followed by a minimum speed test in freestyle – 50 yards in 35 seconds or less

(2)  An endurance swim of 200 yards in continuous crawl in good form within 3:45

(3)  Front surface approach for 25 yards, followed by an alternate cross chest carry of a struggling victim for 25 yards

(4)  Front and back head hold escapes

(5)  15 yard approach with a piece of rescue equipment, place equipment on victim and return to starting location

(6)  Surface dive in a minimum of 10 feet of water to retrieve a 10 pound weight and bring it to the surface

(7)  Witness a demonstration of handling neck and back injuries in shallow and deep water