Professional qualification · age 17+
Open-Water & Sea Lifeguard
Qualifies graduates to work as lifeguards on beaches, open water and the sea — including maritime training and work in surf, currents and organised rescue posts.
Course fee
266.35 EUR / 520.93 BGN
VAT included
1Candidate requirements
- Age 17 or older.
- Application to the director of the BRC Regional Council secretariat (minors need written parental/guardian consent).
- Passing the entrance requirements.
- Individual accident insurance for the duration of the course.
- Medical certificate confirming fitness for swimming and diving.
2Entrance exam
- 100 m freestyle — under 1:50 min.
- 25 m breaststroke — no time limit.
Duration & programme
Final exam
- Written test — 30 questions (10 on first aid).
- 100 m freestyle in 1:40 min.
- Individual retrieval from 25 m with a „sailor“ transport hold in 1:10 min (1:00 min in a 20 m pool).
- 100 m swim with fins in 1:20 min.
- Release, transport and carrying holds.
- Demonstrating rescue-equipment use and tactics in a simulated incident.
- Swimming 25 m underwater, retrieving an object from the 20th metre (down to 2.5 m depth).
- Treading water — 1:30 min.
- Water-entry techniques, group retrieval with rope, sea knots.
- Rescue flotation device (verified by protocol).
- 400 m run under 1:30 min and 400 m swim without equipment under 8 min (verified by protocol).
- First-aid demonstration.
Attendance is mandatory — three absences mean exclusion from the group. A retake is possible within one year of completion.
Register for this course
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