Bronze Cross training is an assistant lifeguard course that leads into National Lifeguard.
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Spring and summer registration is open
Current candidate success rate
Current candidate success rate
97%
97%
The value listed reflects our current pass rate, which is subject to change after every course. Candidates must meet performance requirements to be successful.
What you'll learn
What you'll learn
You're in for an awesome course experience, with fun activities and engaging content.
✓ Water safety, drowning, and shallow water blackout prevention
✓ Working as a member of an assistant lifeguard team in pool and open water environments
✓ Foot first and head first surface dives, and retrieving a ten pound brick from the deep end
✓ Hand signals, whistle signals, safety supervision zones, scanning, and rotations
✓ How to remove a victim from the water with two rescuers and a spinal board
✓ Searching for missing victims in shallow and deep water
✓ Rescuing victims submerged in deep water
✓ Rescuing breathing and non breathing victims with a spinal injury in shallow water
✓ Two rescuer CPR for infant, child, and adult drowning victims
Shore offers small group Bronze courses, and canadiates are not required to participate in a final exam. Candidates will have access to Shore course documents in addition to Lifesaving Society resources. A Lifesaving Society certification card will be issued in the mail within 90 days after successful course completion. In the meantime, candidates will receive a proof of completion letter and temporary certification card on the last day of the course.
Delivery format: online and Yonge and Steeles
Class ratio: 4 candidates : 1 instructor and examiner
Prerequisites: Bronze Medallion, Emergency First Aid with CPR-B or Standard First Aid with CPR-C
Required manual: Canadian Lifesaving Manual
Completion of the Shore Sunfish program is strongly recommended to ensure success in the swimming and lifesaving fitness components of Bronze Cross.
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