The Lifesaving Society BOAT Instructor course prepares
candidates to teach the Society's Boat Operator Accredited Training
course and administer and mark the required written test.
Prerequisites: Lifesaving
Instructor
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Advanced Instructor (need not be current) and Pleasure Craft
Operator (PCO) certifications. (The written exam for the PCO card
may be administered as part of the BOAT Instructor course.) Do you have the
prerequisites to take this course?
Evaluation & certification: BOAT Instructor
Trainers teach, evaluate and certify BOAT Instructor candidates.
The Lifesaving Society deems its certifications to be "current" for
24 months from the certification date.
Course length: Approx. 6-9 hr. classroom
instruction.
Candidate recognition: Certification card.
Required reference material: BOAT Study
Guide, Stay in the Boat DVD and BOAT
Instructor CD.
Costs: In addition to the required reference
materials, a certification fee is payable to the Lifesaving
Society. Organizers charge a fee to cover the costs of running the
course.
Recertification: Instructors remain current by
recertifying within 24 months of the last certification date.
Recertification is through the Society's professional development
credit system.
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recertify?
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Core Instructor Clinic
The Lifesaving Society's Core Instructor Clinic is designed for
candidates who do not hold the Society's Lifesaving Instructor
certification, but who are otherwise qualified to teach a
non-aquatic Society course like BOAT. Candidates learn about the
Lifesaving Society and its leadership system; theroles and
responsibilities of Lifesaving Society instructors and examiners;
class management and presentation skills.
The Core Instructor Clinic (approx. 8-10 hr.) may be offered
prior to the Society's BOAT Instructor Course or integrated into
it. Those who successfully complete both the Core Instructor Clinic
and the BOAT Instructor Course will be certified as Lifesaving
Society BOAT Instructors.
Prerequisite: Minimum 18 years of age and
current PCO certification. Previous teaching experience
recommended.
Evaluation & certification: Lifesaving
Society Instructor Trainers teach and evaluate Core Instructor
Clinic candidates.
Candidate recognition: None.
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course.