Chemical Balances
Inclement Weather
Lifeguarding Expectations
Ratios & Hazards
Item Recognition
100
What does FAC and TAC stand for?

What is Free Available Chlorine and Total Available Chlorine?

100

The substance that should be applied before every shift at the Outdoor Pool.

What is sunscreen?

100

How long can a lifeguard be guarding before requiring a bump down?

What is up to two hours?

100

The amount of people that can be in the hot tub at once

What is 8 people?

100

The level that introduces the item "surface passes".

What is Parent and Tot 2?

200

Chlorine level that would result in a pool closure

What is a chlorine level above 5.0?

200

The amount of time needed to wait after the last strike of lightning or sound of thunder until reentering the pool.

What is 30 minutes?

200

What is the scanning standard?

What is a full sweep of a guard zone using a scanning strategy in 10-30 seconds?

200

What is the capacity of the indoor pool and what is the capacity of the outdoor pool?

Indoor Pool - 150

Outdoor Pool - 200

200

The level which first introduces side rolls (with or without a PFD).

What is Preschool 3: sideways entry wearing PFD?

300

The acceptable alkalinity range

What is 80ppm-120ppm?

300

The location in the Vollmer in which you go when there is a tornado warning in effect.

What is the hall between the rink dressing rooms?

300

What is the Lifesaving Society’s Inclusion Policy?

What is an inclusive approach to participation in its programs, allowing individuals with special needs to advance based on modified criteria?


300

The ratio of parents/guardians over 16 to swimmers under 6 in PFDs.

What is 1 to 4?

300

The item with the Must Sees "symmetrical arm pull towards chest, elbows higher than hands, symmetrical arm recovery beyond head".

What is Swimmer 5: Breaststroke?

400

Chlorine level for a 12 hour pool fouling

What is 20ppm?

400

When can patrons return back into the pool after a power outage?

What is when the power turns back on and the pumps are running?

400

What is the difference between Intensive and Extensive coverage of a pool?

Intensive - rotation of between different zones that cover specific areas of facility 

Extensive - observing the entire area of facility

400

The ratio of children that can be watched by someone qualified with safeguard.

What is 8 children?

400

The level that introduces the Must See "regular breathing pattern to side with underwater exhalation" in the item, Front Crawl. 

What is Swimmer 3?

500

The substance you add to the pool to raise the pH level.

What is sodium bicarbonate? 

500

The distance away that one must be able to see the visibility dot from. 

What is 9 metres? 

500

How long does someone have to sue you in Canada?

What is 2 years following the discovery of the injury/incident?

(2 year period begins after the age of 18)

500

At the indoor pool how many guards are required to be up if there are 72 people in the pool and the waves are on?

What is 5 guards?

500

The level and item which contain the Must Sees "vertical body position, mouth and nose above surface, sculling action of hand support, supportive kick, minimum time (10 seconds) met.

What is Preschool 5, treading water (10 seconds) with no PFD?