Further Training Courses
Geelong Region Courses 2025/26 Season
Point Lonsdale
Adult SRC - TBC
Side-by-Side Vehicle - Sunday 7 December 2025
CPR - Sunday 7 December 2025
ART/AF - Sunday 11 January 2026
IRB Crew/Driver - Saturday 17, Sunday 18, Saturday 24, Sunday 25 and Monday 26 January 2026 inclusive
Please note: these dates are subject to change.
To register your interest in a Point Lonsdale SLSC course, please complete the expression of interest (or application) form for the course. You will be notified with more details closer to the course date.
For courses at other clubs, please check the LSV Member Training From Anywhere Portal.
You must be an active member to participate in courses.
Adult Surf Rescue Certificate (ASRC)
About: Participants will learn CPR, basic first aid and spinal management, as well as rescue techniques using a tube and
rescue board.
Aimed towards adults attaining their SRC for Nippers in Schools, community surf programs and patrolling.
Prerequisites: 17+
Adult Bronze Medallion (ABM)
About: Participants will learn CPR, basic first aid and spinal management, as well as rescue techniques using a tube and rescue board.
Prerequisites: 17+
Advanced Resuscitation Techniques and First Aid (ART/FA)
About ART: Participants will learn about providing advanced life support to a patient, including CPR and oxygen therapy.
About FA: Participants will learn invaluable skills for recognising and responding appropriately to first aid emergencies, including CPR, severe bleeding and shock, respiratory emergencies, fractures, hypothermia and envenomation. These skills are easy to learn and invaluable to have, whether in the home, at work, in the street, at home with family, on the sporting field or elsewhere.
Prerequisites: 15+
Junior Surf Rescue Certificate (JSRC) and
Junior Bronze Medallion (JBM)
About: Participants will learn CPR, basic first aid and spinal management, as well as rescue techniques using a tube and
rescue board.
Prerequisites: SRC 13+ / JBM 15+
Resuscitation (CPR)
About: Participants will learn how to deliver CPR.
Note: Candidates no longer gain an accredited CPR award from completing their Bronze Medallion.
Prerequisites: 12+
Side by Side Vehicle Operator (SSV)
About: Participants will learn how to safely drive
Side-By-Side Vehicles (also known as ATVs) for lifesaving
purposes, including towing and reversing IRBs.
Prerequisites: 18+, Current Driver’s Licence
Training Officer Certificate (TOC)
About: Participants will learn how to deliver training programs.
Note: LSV runs course and members must be endorsed by the Training & Assessment Team.
Prerequisites: 17+
Silver Medallion Patrol Captain (SMPC)
About: Participants will learn how to manage a beach in
emergency and non-emergency situations. Each patrol is
required to have a member with SMPC and this course is recommended for all Patrol Captains.
Prerequisites: Bronze, 17+, another patrolling award (e.g. IRBC, FA) and 2 years of patrolling experience
Inflatable Rescue Boat Driver (IRBD)
About: Participants will learn how to drive an IRB in surf operations, including rescuing patients, preparing and managing the IRB, as well as towing the IRB.
Prerequisites: Bronze, IRB Crew, 20 hours of IRBC operation, 17+, Current Victorian Marine Licence
Inflatable Rescue Boat Crew (IRBC)
About: Participants will learn how to effectively crew an
IRB in surf operations, including rescuing patients.
Prerequisites: Bronze, 15+