Progressive Swimming Instructor for NYS Children's Camps
- Progressive Swimming Instructor for NYS Children's Camps is available in Portable Document Format (PDF, 34KB, 1pg.)
Fact Sheet – January 2011
A progressive swimming instructor is required to assess the swimming ability of each camper prior to allowing the child to participate in aquatic activities.
The following courses meet the certification requirements as specified in the New York State Sanitary Code, Subpart 7-2, Section 7-2.5(f):
| Provider | Certification Title |
|---|---|
| Code Standard | |
| American Red Cross | Water Safety Instructor |
| Acceptable Equivalent Courses | |
| Boy Scouts of America | Aquatics Instructor, BSA Cub Scout Aquatics Supervisor, BSA |
| Canadian Red Cross | Water Safety Instructor |
| YMCA | Special Population Swimming Instructor Swim Lessons - Preschool Instructor Swim Lessons - Parent/Child Instructor Swim Lessons - Youth/Adult Instructor Level 1 Swim Lessons - Youth/Adult Instructor Level 2 YMCA Basic Swim Instructor YMCA Swim Lessons Instructor |
A progressive swimming instructor may not perform lifeguard duties unless currently certified as a qualified lifeguard (see Aquatic Certifications fact sheet) and the individual is not concurrently performing instructional duties.
A person qualified as a progressive swimming instructor may be the camp aquatics director, if they meet additional requirements of Section 7-2.5(e) of Subpart 7-2 of the State Sanitary Code.
