2018 Beach Retreat Leader Manual
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LIFE GUARD<br />
DUTIES<br />
• The <strong>Beach</strong> Safety Captain is responsible for overseeing<br />
and organizing the beach lifeguards. The Captain is<br />
responsible, with the help of other lifeguards, in seeing<br />
that the following items get to the beach 30 minutes<br />
before free time: sunscreen, a bullhorn, nametag board,<br />
buoys, and rescue tubes.<br />
• The <strong>Beach</strong> Safety Captain assigns lifeguards to the<br />
following tasks:<br />
Swimmers - Four lifeguards will go into the water<br />
and station themselves on the border of the swimming<br />
area, looking for anyone in trouble. Three of the<br />
lifeguards will be on the perimeter of the swim area,<br />
and one lifeguard will be in the middle of the swim<br />
area.<br />
POOL DUTY<br />
• Never lay down in a horizontal position to catch rays<br />
while on duty!<br />
• No rough play near the edges of the pool. No diving<br />
into the pool. Absolutely no one (leaders included) is<br />
allowed to push, pull or throw anyone into the pool.<br />
• Watch for sunburn. Students looking red should put on<br />
sunscreen or a T-shirt.<br />
• Help the students be considerate of other guests. We<br />
need to avoid “overtaking” all of the pools or being<br />
rambunctious with little children around.<br />
• Pool volunteers will all wear BR volunteer T-shirts so<br />
they can be easily recognized in the crowd. (Pick up<br />
your shirt at the volunteer tent.)<br />
Taggers - Two leaders will stay at the nametag<br />
board checking buddies in and out, as well as keeping<br />
a count of nametags at all times.<br />
Counters - Have one counter look for students<br />
coming out of the water and remind them to remove<br />
their nametags from the board immediately. This person<br />
may assist the taggers as well when the lines get long.<br />
• The beach opens each day promptly at 1:00PM.<br />
Please arrive for lifeguard duty 30 minutes early.<br />
• Do not interview while you are on lifeguard duty.<br />
You are responsible for the lives of the students when<br />
you are on duty. Some students weigh less than 75<br />
pounds and could easily be knocked down or pulled<br />
under by a wave. Stay focused on your responsibility.<br />
A slight delay in time could make the critical<br />
difference in an emergency situation.<br />
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