A new Nipper Safety Assistant (NSA) Award has been created nationally to assist clubs with additional resources for water safety during Nippers. NSAs can support water safety personnel during Nipper activities when it has been deemed suitable by the Water Safety Supervisor and when:
- Conditions are confirmed as low risk conditions with an assessment completed in the Surf Risk Rating (SRR) tool.
- The age group is U8 or below.
- Activities are shallow water only.
- NSAs do not make up more than 50% of the water safety team for the Nipper activity.
The award is available for members aged 13+ and requires completion of a 50m swim, 2-minutes of treading water, signals and rescue tube orientation and practice in its usage.
The Signals Poster and NSA Sign Off Sheet (both available on the SLS Document Library) are the only resources required to deliver this award, which can be delivered by SRC/BM Trainers, Assessors, Facilitators (TAFs) or Endorsed Delegates.
Clubs are encouraged to consider expanding their Endorsed Delegate pool to ensure the delivery burden does not fall solely on existing TAFs.
More information can be found in Policy 1.01A Water Safety Procedure and Policy 1.01B Nipper Safety Assistant Award Procedure.
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