Milestone Chart

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Level 1

Enter and exit pool safely

Holding

Voluntary arms and legs movements in water

Assisted Ventral flotation

Assisted Dorsal flotation

Master conditioning/blowing bubble routine

Submersion up to 3sec

Level 3

Perform Basic Paddling

Swim holding breath for 3m

Pick up objects underwater at 1m depth

Back Float for 1 min

Fall recovery (turn around + swim around)

Assisted swim float swim

Level 5

Perform Freestyle and backstroke with board for 6m

Perform Breaststroke kicks with gliding for 6m

Perform Dive off the Wall

Perform swim float swim for 6m

Level 7

Perform Freestyle for 15m

Perform Backstroke for 15m

Perform Breaststroke for 15m

Perform Butterfly arms for 15m

Perform Survival Backstroke for 15m

Perform Open Turns

Perform swim float swim (FS+BK+BS) for 15m

Level 9

Perform Freestyle for 50m

Perform Backstroke for 50m

Perform Breaststroke for 50m

Perform Survival Backstroke for 50m

Perform Butterfly for 25m

Perform Sidestroke 25m

Perform Freestyle tumble turn

Perform swim float swim for 50m

Level 11

Entries & Exits

Compact jump

Straddle jump

Standing dive

Sculling & Body Orientation

Forward & backward somersault in the water

Scull, float or tread for 2 min (incorporated in Survival & Activity Skills)

Make a self-made float within 3 min

Underwater Skills

In at least 2m deep water, perform:

feet-first surface dive + head-first surface dive (swim through hoops on pool bottom for 10m & retrieve object)

Movement / Swimming / Strokes

Swim 100m continuously:

Front Crawl (within 2:30 min)

Backstroke (within 3:30 min)

Breaststroke (within 3:00 min)

Survival Backstroke (within 12:00 min)

Swim 50m continuously:

Butterfly (within 3:30 min).

Sidestroke (within 12:00 min).

Survival & Activity Skills

Scull, float or tread water for 5 min

Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt demonstrate:

Enter deep water using a compact jump

Swim through hoops on pool bottom for 10m retrieve object and resurface

Complete remaining 40m using front crawl

100m swim using survival backstroke, sidestroke and survival breaststroke, changing every 2 strokes

Wave and call for help Retrieve a flotation aid thrown by a ‘rescuer’ (2m away) and kick to the side of the pool and exit

H.E.L.P. (Heat Escape Lessening Posture) position with the self-made float for 3 min

Swim 50m with the self-made float and climb out of the water

Rescue Skills

Throw a flotation aid to a partner 2m away and instruct the partner to kick to the edge.

Knowledge

Principles of Personal Safety and Survival

Environmental Awareness

Health Awareness

Emergency Situations and Survival Techniques

Rescues

For working group (Additional. Depending on the course of work):

Drown-proofing exercises

Swim techniques (with routine loads)

Improvised situational equipment selection and mission loads

Tactical H2O evac drills

Low light swim

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