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Objectives and Aims of Porthmawr Surf Life Saving Club - Our Responsibilities

This list illustrates the components that make up a surf life saving club.  If we do not achieve the top most components then we are something else.  If we do not train and provide Qualified Lifeguards then we are failing in the primary component but the Beach Lifeguard cannot exist without the support of some or all of the other components.  There is room for everyone in a club.  


TO SAVE LIVES BY PATROLLING THE BEACH, WATCHING, WARNING and RESCUEING
BY PROVIDING              

• Qualified Beach Lifeguards
• Trained Rookie Lifeguards
• Unqualified Experienced Lifeguards
• First Aiders
• Boat Crew
• Trained Beach Watchers
• Part Trained Helpers
• Untrained Helpers

EFFECTED by a Patrolling Policy

SUPPORTED BY

• NARS Beach Lifeguard COURSES
• Fitness Training
• Junior Awards
• Resuscitation Training and Awards
• General Beach Training and Knowledge

PROVIDED BY

• Instructors
• Experienced or Trained Members

FACILITATED BY

• Rescue Equipment
• Competition Equipment
• Competition
• Clubhouse Facilities
• A Junior Section – Itself Supported by a Nipper Section
• Funding
• Social Activities

ACHIEVED BY

• Officers responsible for a section or sub-section outlined above
• A Clear framework of Rules
• Operating Plan

SUPPORTED BY

• THE COMMITTEE

Posted inside the club will be details of the Normal Operating Plan (NOP) that outlines the day to day operations of the club lifeguards on duty. The Emergency Action Plan determines what actions the club lifeguards will take when dealing with an incident.

RNLI Lifeguards who work on Whitesands Beach will adhere to the NOP/EAP as outlined by the relevant RNLI supervisory department.