RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY
Royal Life saving unifies drowning prevention efforts through research, advocacy and stakeholder collaboration
EDUCATION
Royal Life saving provides water safety education for the community, to ensure everyone knows how to participate safely around water.
SWIM TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS
Royal Life Saving supports swim teachers and schools with training, resources, and national standards to deliver safe, effective, and inclusive aquatic education.
LEARN TO SWIM
Royal Life Saving’s Learn to Swim programs build vital water safety and swimming skills that help prevent drowning and support lifelong confidence in the water.
Workforce development
Royal Life Saving brings stakeholders together to unify efforts, share expertise and deliver impactful solutions.
COURSES
Royal Life Saving offers a wide range of training courses suitable for community members and all levels of aquatic industry professionals.
LIFESAVING PROGRAMS
Royal Life Saving’s programs build rescue and resuscitation skills to help individuals respond confidently in aquatic emergencies.
LIFESAVING SPORT
Royal Life Saving offers members the opportunity to participate in Pool Lifesaving Sport at all skill levels.
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This online training course provides essential knowledge and practical learning experiences to support your role as an Aquatic Duty Manager. It introduces the tasks, skills, and leadership qualities required to ensure the safety of visitors to your centre while guiding and enabling a high-performing lifeguard team.
Key content includes:
Supervision and risk management
Planning and implementing supervision
Leading and managing your lifeguard team
Preparing for and responding to emergencies
Conducting training simulations
This course is designed for aspiring or current Aquatic Duty Managers who want to build confidence in supervision, risk management, and leading lifeguard teams. It is also suitable for lifeguards seeking to progress their career into supervisory or management roles within aquatic centres.
This is a self-paced online training course, allowing participants to complete the modules at their own convenience.
There are no formal entry requirements. However, to gain the most benefit from this training, it is recommended that learners have:
A minimum of Level 1 literacy and numeracy or equivalent.
Previous aquatic industry experience, such as completion of the Pool Lifeguard skill set.
Minimum age: 17 years, or turning 18 in the calendar year in which the course is undertaken.
- Assessment is completed online through interactive learning modules and activities. Learners are required to engage with all course content to demonstrate understanding of the skills and knowledge required of a Duty Manager.
Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a Certificate of Completion.
Course Calendar
There are currently no scheduled courses for
Aquatic Duty Manager
“Thanks for your interest in our courses. While we don’t currently have sessions scheduled, we are planning our next round soon. If you’d like, we can add you to our priority list so you’ll be the first to know when new dates open.”