Aquatic Certifications for Bathing Facilities
- Aquatic Certifications for Bathing Facilities is available in Portable Document Format (PDF, 94KB, 3pg.)
Fact Sheet - January 2013
When the State Sanitary Code (SSC) requires "lifeguard supervision" or a "qualified lifeguard" at a bathing facility, an approved lifeguard certification SPECIFIC to the type of bathing facility is required.
Note:
- All lifeguards are required to possess American Red Cross (ARC) Basic Life Support for the Professional Rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or a CPR equivalent noted on the CPR fact sheet unless otherwise indicated. All cardiopulmonary resuscitation certificates are valid for 1 year from course completion, regardless of the expiration date noted on the card.
- Children's camp lifeguards must be at least 17 years of age, except;
- A maximum of 50% of the required lifeguards on duty may be 16 years of age;
- Lifeguards for wilderness swimming must be at least 18 years of age.
- Lifeguard certifications shall be valid for the time period specified by the certifying agency, but may not exceed a consecutive three-year period from course completion.
- Supervising lifeguards must possess at least Supervision Level IIb certification, be at least 18 years old, and have at least 2 seasons of lifeguarding experience.
| STANDARD | ||||
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| New York State Sanitary Code | Subpart 6-1, Section 6-1.31, Swimming Pools Subpart 6-2, Section 6-2.20, Bathing Beaches Subpart 7-2, Section 7-2.5(g), Children's Camps |
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| ACCEPTED COURSES | ||||
| SUPERVISION LEVEL Marked boxes indicate acceptability |
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| Provider | Certification Title | Level 1 Surf |
Level IIb Pool & Beach |
Level IIa Pool Only |
| American Red Cross (ARC)
A CERTIFICATION IN THE OLD ARC CURRICULUM REMAINS VALID UNTIL EXPIRATION, BUT NO LATER THAN 8/30/2015, AS COURSES IN THE OLD ARC CURRICULUM WILL NO LONGER BE TAUGHT AFTER 8/31/2012. FOR COURSES INDICATED AS NEW IN 2012, THE FOLLOWING APPLY:
*THE WATERFRONT SKILLS MODULE MAY BE A SEPARATE CERTIFICATE. |
Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED (New 2012) | X | ||
| Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED with Waterpark Skills Module (New 2012) | X | |||
| Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED with Waterfront Skills Module (New 2012)* | X | X | ||
| Lifeguarding | X | |||
| Waterpark Lifeguarding | X | |||
| Waterfront Lifeguarding | X | X | ||
| American Lifeguard Association (ALA)
Certificate must state the words "instructor-led course" |
Lifeguarding Instructor-Led Course | X | ||
| Waterpark Lifeguarding Instructor-Led Course | X | |||
| Waterfront Lifeguarding Instructor-Led Course | X | X | ||
| Boy Scouts of America (BSA)
ALL CERTIFICATIONS ARE VALID FOR 3 YEARS FROM DATE OF ISSUANCE AND CARD HOLDER MUST BE AT LEAST 15 YEARS OF AGE (17 YEARS OF AGE FOR CHILDREN'S CAMPS). |
Lifeguard, BSA | X | X | |
| Aquatics Instructor, BSA | X | X | ||
| Breezy Point Cooperative, Inc. | Breezy Point Surf Lifeguard | X | ||
| Cattaraugus County EMS | Cattaraugus County EMS Lifeguard Training Program | X | X | |
| Hamptons Consortium | Hamptons Consortium Surf Lifeguard | X | X | X |
| Ellis & Associates Inc., International Lifeguard Training Program
Separate certificate for CPR is NOT required. *CERTIFICATE MUST INDICATE COMPLETION OF OPEN WATER TRAINING. |
Pool Lifeguard Training | X | ||
| Special Facilities Lifeguard Training | X | |||
| Special Facilities Lifeguard Training with Open Water Training* | X | X | ||
| Incorporated Village of Saltaire | Ocean Lifeguard Certificate | X | ||
| Bay Front Lifeguard Certificate | X | |||
| Lindenhurst School District | Lindenhurst School District Surf Lifeguard | X | X | X |
| Nassau County Department of Health | "Day Camp Only" | X | ||
| Grade 1A | X | |||
| Grade 1B | X | |||
| Grade II | X | X | ||
| Grade III | X | X | X | |
| Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums | "Day Camp Only" | X | ||
| Grade 1A | X | |||
| Grade 1B | X | |||
| Grade II | X | X | ||
| Grade III | X | X | X | |
| New York City Department of Parks | Municipal Lifeguard | X | X | X |
| Municipal Lifeguard "pool only" | X | |||
| New York State Department of Environmental Conservation | New York State Lifeguard | X | X | |
| Royal Life Saving Society, Canada
ALL CERTIFICATIONS ARE VALID FOR 2 YEARS FROM DATE OF ISSUANCE. |
National Lifeguard Service (NLS) Pool | X | ||
| National Lifeguard Service (NLS) Waterfront | X | |||
| National Lifeguard Service (NLS) Surf | X | |||
| National Lifeguard Service (NLS) Waterpark | X | |||
| Starfish Aquatics Institute, Inc.
CERTIFICATION IS VALID FOR 1 YEAR FROM DATE OF ISSUANCE AND CERTIFICATE MUST SPECIFY "MEETS NY STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REGULATIONS." Separate certificate for CPR is NOT required. *IN "SPECIALTY MODULE TRAINING" SECTION OF CERTIFICATION CARD, "WATERFRONT" MUST NOT BE CROSSED OUT. |
StarGuard Best Practices for Lifeguards | X | ||
| StarGuard Best Practices for Lifeguards with Waterfront Specialty Module Training* | X | X | ||
| Suffolk County Department of Parks | Ocean Lifeguard Training | X | ||
| Stillwater Lifeguard Training Course | X | |||
| Town of Babylon | Ocean Lifeguard | X | X | X |
| Stillwater Lifeguard Training Course | X | X | ||
| Town of Brookhaven | Ocean Theory Course | X | X | X |
| Town of East Hampton | Surf Lifeguard | X | X | X |
| Pool and Beach Lifeguard | X | X | ||
| Town of Islip | Surf Lifeguard | X | X | X |
| Pool and Beach Lifeguard | X | X | ||
| Town of Southampton | Ocean Lifeguard | X | X | X |
| Stillwater Lifeguard | X | X | ||
| Village of Ocean Beach | Ocean Beach Atlantic Ocean Lifeguard Course | X | X | X |
| YMCA | YMCA Lifeguard | X | X | |
| Lifeguard | X | X | ||
| SHALLOW WATER CERTIFICATION |
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| Provider | Certification Title | |||
| American Red Cross (ARC)
A CERTIFICATION IN THE OLD ARC CURRICULUM REMAINS VALID UNTIL EXPIRATION, BUT NO LATER THAN 8/30/2015, AS COURSES IN THE OLD ARC CURRICULUM WILL NO LONGER BE TAUGHT AFTER 8/31/2012. FOR COURSES INDICATED AS NEW IN 2012, THE FOLLOWING APPLY:
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Shallow Water Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED (New 2012) (Valid for water depths of 5 feet or less.) Shallow Water Attendant (Valid for water depths of 4 feet or less.) |
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| American Lifeguard Association (ALA)
Certificate must state the words "instructor-led course" |
Shallow Water Lifeguard Instructor-Led Course (Valid for water depths of 4 feet or less.) | |||
| Ellis & Associates Inc., International Lifeguard Training Program
Separate certificate for CPR is NOT required. |
Shallow Water Lifeguard (Valid for water depths of 5 feet or less.) | |||
