Whistle Blasts
A kid is sitting on the rock wall at PDRC, what should the guard do?
What is... One short whistle blast to get their attention.
It is swim lesson time at BCC, what are the positions up?
I cannot make a shift and put it on the tradeboard, what happens?
What is... if you don't show up you get written up!
What type of sweats can you wear?
What is only the gray guard ones.
What position must patrons be in, in order to ride the body slides at PDRC or the Bay?
What is.. Feet first on their behind or back
The manager is taking down a position since it is slow. What whistle will they use to alert the guard?
What is... Two short whistles
At the Bay, what positions are put up at 11:00am, and where are they located?
What is... Point (between shallow and far) and Otter (near the otter slides)
What is a way that I can send out a mass message to my co-workers, asking them to cover my shift?
What is... W2W
Go to W2W, "messaging", "write", in the "send to" section, you will select either "Every Lifeguard- PDRC" or "Every Lifeguard- Bay", you would type your subject in the subject line and then write your message. You would then push "send"
I was at the store and I saw some red shorts that I love! Can I wear them to work?
What is... No, please wear your original uniform with the red guard pants given to you.
I have 2 little kids, can they both go down the slide with me?
What is... No, patrons can only take one child on their lap with them at a time.
A green wrist band kid cannot keep their head above the water in the deep end. What should the guard do?
What is... Jump and do one long whistle blast.
PDRC is packed with summer camp kids and 6 positions are up. What are they?
What is... Rock, shallow, lap, runway, top, bottom
Waldo tells me that he will cover my shift but it's not written down anywhere, I didn't show the manager a text or email, and Waldo didn't show for the shift, who gets the write up?
What is... you do. You must have it in writing, text, have the person verbally commit to a manager, or have them pick it up on W2W.
What are the 2 pieces of uniform that you must have on at all times?
What is... My hip pack and my whistle
A guard is working KNO and a kid asks if the guard can spin them on the tube slide. Is that ok?
What is... NO! A guard cannot spin a patron on the tube slide at PDRC.
A patron needs assistance finding the lost and found and ask you on stand to help them? What do you do?
What is... Call the manager with 3 short whistle blasts and hold your tube up high.
I am a 15 year old rotating top of the slides. Do I get to stay up at top for 40 mins?
What is... No! 15 year olds cannot go to top of slides!! They stay at bottom for 40 mins.
I can no longer work my permanent shift, so Jane is going to permanently cover it, what do I need to do?
What is... Let Sara know so that she can change it on W2W.
Can I wear my black leggings to work?
What is... yes, if you can do a save in them and are athletic wear you can wear them
A parent and a child goes down the slide at the Bay. The child is holding a toy and throws it once they reach the bottom. Can they do this?
What is... NO! A patron cannot bring a toy down the slide.
A guard jumps in and does not blow their whistle. What should the other guards do?
What is... Do one long whistle blast, radio manager, and stand up.
What are the 12 positions at the Bay?
What is... Baby runway, baby slide, table, shallow, far, point, top of flume, bottom flume, near, otter, top tube, bottom tube
I'm going on vacation and I'm going to miss 4 of my swim lesson classes, what should I do?
What is... Talk to Steph, and get the session covered so that the kids in your class can have consistency with the same teacher.
Name each part of the uniform.
What is... Whistle, hip pack, swimsuit, and slide on shoes.
You notice a group of middle school age boys messing around on the slides. What should you do?
What is... Nicely ask them to obey the rules and if they continue call over a manager. The manager will deal with it from there on.