American Red Cross Lifeguard With
Waterfront Recertification Course

The American Red Cross (ARC) Lifeguard With Waterfront Recertification Course is the course guards need to take to maintain their Lifeguard and Waterfront certifications. This course takes lifeguards through an abbreviated course to review material and introduce new course material.

This certification is a nationally recognized course allowing successful participants to lifeguard at pools and still bodies of water.

Typical course details: While each course may vary, most of our courses follow the following details.

• Each course is classroom only, there are no blended learning options
• In person training is scheduled for at least 14 hours
• Courses begin with the pre-course (included within the course time)

General schedule: Most courses are taught in two days.

• Before lunch day 1 – Pre-course skills test, entries, approaches, victim recognition, assisting distressed swimmers, rescuing an active drowning victim, rescuing a passive drowning victim,
• After lunch – Performing a primary assessment and treating breathing emergencies, treating cardiac emergencies, first aid, rescuing a spinal victim, what
  to do when things don’t go as practiced, CPR/AED and lifeguard written exams and
  practical skills testing
• Day 2 – Waterfront skills review
• **Please note that is a general outline, sessions will be adapted based on course schedule

To participate and pass the course: Participants must meet a variety of criteria to participate and pass the course successfully.

• Must be able to attend scheduled class time
• ARC Lifeguard certification must be current or within 30 days of expiration
• ARC Waterfront certification must be current or within 30 days of expiration
• Must be able to successfully pass the precourse skills test
• Pass 2 written exams with 80% or better
• Pass scenario based skills test