RESCUER Jul-Sep 2014 - Singapore Life Saving Society

RESCUER
A Quarterly Publication of SLSS
Volume 19 No. 3 Jul – Sep 2014
IN THIS ISSUE
Lifesaving Sport Technical
Official Course Level 01
Image is from our monthly Sentosa Lifesaving Clinic
The clinic is held every last Saturday of the month at Sentosa’s
Siloso and Palawan beaches from 1pm to 4pm
27TH SLSS Lifesaving
Instructors’ Course
Message From The Editor
Time flies and half a year had passed so quickly with exciting events. For the coming quarter, I
believe most of our affiliates will be gearing up for the coming 37th National Lifesaving
Championship in August. Keep the articles and photographs coming and all the best to all the
competitors!
Daryl Tan Kiok Wei
The SLSS invites articles and photographs on lifesaving related issues for the RESCUER. Proposed articles may be
submitted to the SLSS office in MS Word format in a CD Rom or by email. Please note that the SLSS reserves the right
to edit the article as may be appropriate and by submission, authors grant to the SLSS a right to publish their articles
and/or photographs in the RESCUER and any other publication or medium of the SLSS
Advertisements on lifesaving related subjects are also welcomed and interested persons are asked to contact the SLSS
@ 6299-3660 or email: [email protected] for more information on the prevailing rates.
Editor
Editorial Board
Publisher
Editor
Managing Editors
Website
Email
Singapore Life Saving Society
Daryl Tan Kiok Wei
Alfred Chua / Marcus Woo
www. slss.org.sg
[email protected]
The SLSS seeks to fill the positions of Admin Asst & Account cum Admin Exec:
Admin Assistant
Requirements:
- Min with ITE or 'N'/'O' Level
- Computer literate - well versed with MS Office, Excel and Powerpoint
- Preferably possess lifesaving bronze medallion award, SwimSafer / Swimming Instructor qualification or alternatively, able to swim
at least 200m in any recognized stroke
- Willing to undergo training in first aid and lifesaving for those without first aid and lifesaving background
Account cum Admin Executive
Requirements:
- Min. O-Level in accounting studies / LCCI Accounting / Diploma in Accounting
- Computer literate - well versed with MS/Open Office, Excel
- Strong attention to details
- Ability to work independently
- For male, having completed NS
- Singaporeans preferred
Office located at Geylang Bahru Lane. Interested parties please email resume to [email protected]
~ ~ Invitation to Volunteer ~ ~
The Singapore Life Saving Society's work would not be possible without the generous help from the many
volunteers who serve us in different ways and we would like to thank them for their contributions.
We would also like to take this opportunity to invite anyone who is interested to contribute to the mission of the Society to let
our General Manager, Mr Alfred Chua, know so that we can try to involve you in our work.
Please see our website and the latest annual report for information on the various things that we do. Kindly also do not
hesitate to contact Mr Alfred Chua or any of the Executive Committee members if you have any queries.
We look forward to working with you in our mission to promote lifesaving and water safety.
Richard Tan Ming Kirk
President
The Singapore Life Saving Society
Lifesaving Sport Technical Official Course
Mr Sim Lye Hock, Chair of SLSS Sports Committee, led the training
Although it was not the first time a Technical Official Course was conducted for Lifesaving Sport, it was
the first conducted under the format of having Technical Official grades
Sunday morning, 11 May 2014, about 25 participants gather at the multi-purpose hall at the National
University of Singapore’s Sports and Recreational Centre (NUS SRC) for the Technical Official Level 01
Course. Under the new guidelines, there will be 3 grades of Technical Official with Level 01 being the most
junior. An official can progress up to Level 03 where he/she is eligible to be appointed for all roles
including referees and meet managers.
As a Level 01 official, participants can be expect to take on important roles during lifesaving competitions
including Lane and Turn Judges, Placing and Finishing Judges, Stewards and Timekeepers. As a Level
02 official, one can be appointed as Deputy Referees, Chief Judges, Starters and Recorders.
Mr Pui Kangrui, Head of SLSS Competition Unit
Active discussion in progress
Lifesaving Sport Technical Official Course (cont)
The course starts in the morning at 10.30am, directly after the Team Managers meeting for the NUS
Invitational. The course was conducted by Mr Sim Lye Hock, Chair of SLSS Sport Committee and Mr Pui
Kangrui, Head of SLSS Competition Unit. Kangrui started with a short ice-breaking introductory session
followed by an introduction to the program, the new format and followed by those events that are usually
being contested during lifesaving competitions.
After lunch, all the participants proceed to the poolside for a practical demonstration. With the helps of a
few NUS volunteers, participants spent the day spotting mistakes made by the volunteer demonstrators
and justifying reasons for disqualification. It was a vital exercise that gives participants exposure to what to
look out for and how to spot disqualifications amidst the splashing and water movement.
The course is not the end of the Level 01 journey as each participant will be awarded a certificate after
completing 16 hours of service as an official. These 16 hours can be accumulated at major events like the
upcoming National Lifesaving Championships, the recently concluded NUS Invitational or at International
Competitions such as World Championships or Commonwealth Championships.
SLSS would like to thank Mr Sim Lye Hock, Mr Pui Kangrui, Mr Liang Yaowen, the NUS volunteers and all
the participants for their attendance and for helping to bring Lifesaving Sport in Singapore one more step
forward.
Next Technical Official Course
SLSS is in the midst of planning the next
Technical Official Course Level 01 and
Level 02. Participants interested in
receiving technical official course updates
from SLSS may write in or call us at 6299
3660 to leave us your name and number.
We will promptly include you for the next
invitation.
37th National Lifesaving Championships
Team Managers’ Meeting
Sunday 20th July 2014
NUS SRC Conference Room
1pm – 3pm
Call SLSS office at 6299 3660 or email Lucas Chow @ [email protected]
Monthly Lifesaving
Clinic @ Sentosa
Saturday, 31 May 2014. It was 2pm and the atmosphere in
Sentosa’s Palawan Beach was a relatively relaxed one.
Dating couples hold hands as they stroll along the shorelines,
3-generational families sat and laid around with the little ones
building sandcastles and the elderly looking on proudly. A
couple of Caucasian teenagers splashed water at each other,
cooling off in the heat.
Suddenly, a cry for help fills the air. The source of the sound is
easily spotted, about 20 metres out in the water, struggling for
help. Before anyone can overcome their shock, a Beach Patrol
Officer is already running down the beach with a surf board in
tow, gracefully launching his craft and in seconds the drowning
victim is saved. Fortunately for everyone, this was not a real
drowning but a demonstration conducted by the Sentosa
Beach Patrol Officers.
Occasionally, with the help of Sentosa, the usual lifesaving
clinic will be spiced up with a short demo such as this
instance. After that, it was business as usual.
Beach Patrol Officers looking on as our
instructors conduct the clinic
Pulling back the victim to safety
Enjoyment for participants,
Sense of Accomplishment for the organizers.
After the overcoming of a series of unforeseen administrative difficulties, the SLSS Lifesaving
Instructor Course managed to get the 27th batch gone on smoothly without major hiccups. For
that, we thank Sport Singapore for their kind consideration in our request of use of facilities and
also to Mr Jeremy Neo, Centre Manager of Toa Payoh SRC, for his prompt support provided.
The recently concluded 27th Lifesaving Instructor Course attracted around 40 men and women
from all walks of life. Besides the usual swimming coaches and lifeguards and students, we had
lecturers, retirees and fulltime National Service men who signed up.
The Lifesaving Instructor Course is the first step towards becoming a Lifesaving Instructor.
Participants are put through 3 tests and required to pass all 3 before they are deemed to have
been successful in the course. Following that, they will have to teach a class of Lifesaving 1,2,3
students under a qualified mentor and be tested on their teaching ability.
27th SLSS Lifesaving Instructor Course 2014
The mood is generally good
Mr Irwin Goh, briefing
before the theory test
Mr Ng Chuen Ser, speaking on
Resuscitation and First Aid.
Among the topics covered were: Effective Lifesaving Teaching and Training Tools (by Ms
Mariette Ong, Lifesaving Examiner), Risk management for Lifesaving Instructors in Singapore
(by Mr Richard Tan, SLSS President), Updates on Resuscitation, First Aid, Foreign Body
Airway Obstruction (by Mr Ng Cheun Ser, Lifesaving Examiner and EXCO member), Code of
Conduct and Ethics of a Lifesaving Instructor (by Mr Tok Wei Sin, SLSS Unit Head for Aquatic
Safety), Conducting Suitable Aquatic Activities for People with Disabilities (by Mr Bob Lim,
Lifesaving Examiner) and SLSS Operations & Activities, Procedures for Exam Bookings,
Instructor Assess Scheme and Post Exam (by Alfred Chua, General Manager of SLSS).
The course was intensive and participants had to take a theory test, a skill test and perform a
presentation all within a 2 weeks’ period. SLSS would like to thank the following assessors who
gave our participants valuable feedback to improve their personal and teaching skills: Mr Lee
Lingen, Mr Nicky Sho, Mr Jeremy Phee, Mr Isaac Lee, Mr Tang Yong Chong, Mr Koh Kah Wei,
Mr Daryl Tan, Mr Tan Lii Chong, Mr Thong Ann, Mr Jimmy Lye, Mr Philip Ng and Mr Irwin Goh,
who facilitate much of the course.
Pictures from the Peer Presentation and Mentoring Sessions
27th SLSS Lifesaving Instructor Course 2014
Peer Presentation in progress
Participants performing accompanied rescue as part of the peer presentation
Rope throw is one of the vital test items
More pictures from the Instructor Course
27th SLSS Lifesaving Instructor Course 2014
Making good use of visual aids
15th NUS Invitational Lifesaving Championships 2014
31 May and 01 June 2014
Article contributed by and photograph with courtesy from
NUS University Lifeguard Corp
Once again, on 31st May and 1st June 2014, we have successfully hosted the 15th NUS Invitational
Lifesaving Championship with 16 Lifesaving organisations and 30 teams participating in this year’s
event!
This year, 15th NUS Invitational Lifesaving Championship has introduced a new category - Youth
Category. This new addition targets the young and aspiring lifesavers that are below 17 years old. With
this new category, Singapore’s upcoming lifesavers will have an opportunity to garner experience and
build confidence in their lifesaving skills. The Youth Category also acts as a stepping-stone for these
junior lifesavers to achieve their best in future competitions.
Everyone was in luck this year! After 2 years of absence due to bad weather, SERC (Stimulated
Emergency Response Competition), the popular event adapted from the World Lifesaving
Championships, was finally conducted under bright and sunny weather. It was definitely a joy to watch
all 12 participating teams display their use of initiative, knowledge, judgment, and abilities to act as a
team and apply lifesaving skills during this
event. Of course, not forgetting the hilarious
role of the “Hysterical Parent”!
We had the honour to compete next to
Australia’s National Lifesaving Team, Aussie
Barras, in the last NUS Invitational Lifesaving
Championship. This year, we were graced by
distinguished competitors from National Taiwan
University. We all had a brilliant time mingling,
making new friends, and exchanging skills (and
gifts). Thank you friends of National Taiwan
University! All of us from ULC thoroughly
enjoyed your company and we hope that you
had fun in Singapore too. ☺
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15th NUS Invitational Lifesaving Championships 2014
31 May and 01 June 2014
(Cont)
As with every NUS Invitational Lifesaving
Championship, ULC hopes that every
competitor will strive to bring glory and
pride to their individual teams, forge new
friendships, and secure the future of this
sport. Despite belonging to different teams,
15th NUS Invitational Lifesaving
Championship builds a sense of belonging
to this bigger community, and a mutual
exchange of skills and understanding of
the sport and its responsibilities.
Our 15th NUS Invitational Lifesaving
Championship Management Committee
want to take the opportunity to thank all
officials, participants, and supporters for
making this competition possible.
We would also like to congratulate our very
own NUS team for being coming in First for
both Division A Women and Men’s Team
and finally, being awarded with Overall
Champion for Division A. Congratulations
to Temasek Polytechnic and Singapore
Swimming Teachers’ Association for
coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively for their
Division A teams. We also want to
congratulate all Division B winners for
putting up a good game - Sports Eagle
(1st), NUS (2nd) and Ngee Ann
Polytechnic (3rd). Last but not least, a
special congratulation to all Youth
Competitors! An exceptional job done by
Pacific Swim School, San Zhen Swimming
School and Pacific Swim Club for claiming
First, Second and Third place in the Youth
Category respectively.
Hope to see you next year at our 16th NUS
Invitational Lifesaving Championship 2015!
Courses
Preliminary Module ( Lifesaving 1, 2 & 3 Awards )
Duration: 10 sessions x 2hrs
Dates: 13/1, 19/3, 9/5, 7/7, 25/9, 17/11
Time: 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Standard Module ( Bronze Medallion & CPR Awards )
Duration: 10 sessions x 2hrs
Dates: 5/3, 4/6, 3/9, 3/12
Time: 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Specialist Module 1 ( Pool Lifeguard Award )
Duration: 6 sessions x 2hrs
Dates: 9/1, 10/4, 21/8, 11/12
Time: 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Specialist Module 2 ( SLSS International Pool Lifeguard Award )
Duration: 6 sessions x 2hrs
Time: To be tailored/scheduled
Dates: 3/3, 10/6, 9/9, 4/12
Advanced Module 1 ( Award of Merit & Senior Resuscitation Awards )
Duration: 8 sessions x 2hrs
Time: To be tailored/scheduled
Dates:15/4, 15/7, 18/11
Advanced Module 2 ( Distinction Award )
Duration: 6 sessions x 2hrs
Dates: 12/5, 8/9
Duration: 4 sessions x 2hrs
Dates: 12/3, 10/9
Time: To be tailored/scheduled
Open-water Module 1 ( Bronze Cross Award )
Time: To be tailored/scheduled
Open-water Module 2 ( Silver Cross Award )
Duration: 4 sessions x 2hrs
Dates: 7/4, 13/10
Open-water Module 3 ( Patrol Lifeguard Award )
Duration: 4 sessions x 2hrs
Time: To be tailored/scheduled
Dates: 4/3, 3/6, 2/9
Corporate CPR Course
Duration: 1 session (7hrs)
Time: 9am to 5pm (Saturdays)
Dates: 11/1, 22/2, 8/3, 15/3, 12/4, 10/5, 14/6, 12/7, 23/8, 13/9, 27/9, 11/10, 8/11, 13/12
Senior Resuscitation Course
Duration: 1 session (6hrs)
Time: To be tailored/scheduled
Dates: 12/2, 10/4, 12/6, 7/8, 9/10, 11/12
Oxygen Resuscitation Course
Duration: 1 session (8hrs)
Time: 9am to 5pm (Sat)
Dates: 22/3, 26/7, 22/11
CPR + AED Course
Duration: 1 session
Time: 9am to 1pm or
5pm to 9pm (Mondays)
Dates: 6/1, 3/2, 3/3, 7/4, 26/5, 2/6, 14/7, 4/8, 8/9, 27/10, 10/11, 8/12
Lifesaving 1, 2, & 3 Refresher Course
Duration: 1 session
Time: 9am to 6pm
Dates:
24/2, 4/4, 6/6, 11/8, 17/10, 18/12
Pre-requisite: Candidate MUST have already possessed Lifesaving 123 certification.
27th Lifesaving Instructor Course
Duration: 8 sessions (Estimate).
Dates: 5/5, 7/5, 9/5, 12/5, 14/5, 16/5, 19/5, 21/5.
Time: Sessions are from 6.30pm to 9.30pm unless otherwise stated.
Venue: To be confirmed
27th Lifesaving Teacher Course
Duration: 8 sessions (Estimate).
Dates: 1/10, 3/10, 8/10, 10/10, *12/10 (Sunday: Open-Water), 13/10, 15/10, 17/10
Time: Sessions are from 6.30pm to 9.30pm except on *12/10, is from 9am to 1.30pm.
Venue: To be confirmed
27th Lifesaving Teacher Course
Duration: 8 sessions (Estimate).
Dates: 1/10, 3/10, 8/10, 10/10, *12/10 (Sunday: Open-Water), 13/10, 15/10, 17/10
Time: Sessions are from 6.30pm to 9.30pm except on *12/10, is from 9am to 1.30pm.
Venue: To be confirmed
Seminar & Workshops
Lifesaving Seminar
Duration: 1 session
Dates: 14/3
Time: 9 am to 5 pm
Venue: To be confirmed
Lifesaving Update Workshops
Duration: 1 session
Dates: 7/5, 14/5; 1/10, 8/10
Time: 6 pm to 9 pm
Venue: To be confirmed
18th Lifesaving Training cum Examiners’ Workshop
Duration: 1 session
Dates: 14/11
Time: 9 am to 5 pm
Venue: To be confirmed
Professional Lifeguard Update Workshop
Pre-requisite: Candidate MUST have already possessed
Lifesaving Bronze Medallion certification.
Duration: 1 session
Time: 9am to 5pm
Dates: 7/7 (Pool Lifeguard); 13/8 (Patrol Lifeguard); 10/9 (Pool Lifeguard);
20/10 (Patrol Lifeguard); 11/11 (Pool Lifeguard); 3/12 (Patrol Lifeguard).
Induction on Aquatic Activities for People with Disabilities
Duration: 1 session
Dates: 14/5
Time: 6.30pm to 9pm
Events
SLSS Appreciation Dinner
Time: 7pm
Venue: To be confirmed
Dates: 14/11
37th National Lifesaving Championship
Open-Water Competition (OWC)
Day/Date: Saturday, 16 Aug 2014 (Heats)
Venue: Palawan Beach, Sentosa Island (tentative)
Day/Date: Sunday, 17 August 2014 (Finals)
Still-Water Competition (SWC)
Day/Date: Sunday, 31 August 2014
Venue: Kallang Basin Swimming Complex (tentative)
Time: 8am to 5pm
Venue: Palawan Beach, Sentosa Island
Time: 8am to 5pm
Free Lifesaving Clinics at SENTOSA
(a community service program in partnership with Sentosa Leisure Group)
Photo courtesy of Richard Tan Ming Kirk
Dates: Last Sat of the month - 25/1, 22/2, 29/3, 26/4, 31/5, 28/6, 26/7, 30/8, 27/9, 25/10, 29/11, 27/12 (Sat)
Venue: 1pm at Siloso Beach, Sentosa.
2.30pm at Palawan Beach, Sentosa.

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