Practical Component
Powercraft award holders may need to demonstrate skills in a ‘one off’ skills maintenance check or may be deemed as proficient via demonstration of competency during normal operational activities. All members must demonstrate proficiency in the pre-requisite awards associated with these awards as follows:
- IRB Crew
- Proficient Bronze Medallion
- Silver Medallion IRB Driver
- Proficient Bronze Medallion
- Proficient IRB Crew
- Hold a current state/territory boat license (where applicable)
- RWC Operator
- Proficient Bronze Medallion
- Hold a current state/territory boat/PWC license (where applicable)
- Additional state/territory pre-requisites as required.
IRB Crew (IRBC)
- Demonstrate effective and safe crewing practice and ability including:
- Parallel running
- Figures of eight
- Response to signals
- Negotiation of surf as required
- Demonstrate victim rescue
- Demonstrate ability to carry out a victim lift, exit, carry and lay
- Awareness of Powercraft Code of Conduct.
Silver Medallion IRB Driver (SMIRBD)
- Demonstrate the ability to apply safe driving practice including but not limited to:
- Parallel running • Figures of eight
- Response to signals • Negotiation of surf as required
- Demonstrate ability to conduct a victim rescue
- Demonstrate ability to carry out a victim lift, exit, carry and lay
- Awareness of Powercraft Code of Conduct.
Rescue Watercraft Operator (RWCO)
- Demonstrate the ability to apply safe driving practice including but not limited to:
- Continued application of the SLSA Powercraft Code of Conduct
- Competence in safe RWC Operator techniques including:
- Ability to carry out an assisted launch from the beach
- Parallel running
- Figures of eight
- Response to signals
- Negotiation of surf as required
- Demonstrate ability to conduct a victim rescue
- Demonstrate the ability to reboard the craft from deep water
- Competence in pre- and post-operation procedures
Side-by-Side Vehicle (SSV)
It is not a national requirement to undertake an annual SSV (ATV) proficiency. Instead, a member’s driving license must be checked each year for currency. Each SLS state/territory centre can manage this process and this information can be recorded in SurfGuard.
A member who loses their driver’s license (whether through cancellation or suspension) must not be driving the SSV. Provisional drivers are to display plates as required by their state legislative body.
Members must participate in an SSV Operator Induction for each new SSV make and model that they have not driven before. The SLSA SSV Operator Induction Guide is available in the SLS Members Area Document Library.
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