Stage 5 (Silver) - Practical

Stage 5 (Silver) - Practical

Objective of Stage 5 (Silver):

Fundamentals of diving will be introduced. Development of personal survival knowledge will continue with a situational context of swimming quickly away from a sinking boat. Students will be required to demonstrate efficient stroke techniques by swimming a variety of strokes over 200 metres within a given time frame.

What do I need to know for the online theory quiz? 

Refer to this link.

How the practical test is conducted ? 

Category
Stage 5 (Silver)
Swim

Swim (use crouching dive entry for FR, BR): 

  • 50m front crawl (within 1:30 min) 
  • 50m breaststroke (within 1:50 min) 
  • 50m backstroke (within 1:40 min) 
  • 25m sidestroke 
  • 25m survival backstroke 
  • Dolphin kick 10m on front 

*For Swim and breakdown of item in Silver sequence, do refer to this YouTube playlist. 

Silver Sequence (w/o goggles)

Dressed in swimwear, long pants and t-shirt demonstrate the following sequence: 

  • Enter deep water using a straddle jump 
  • Perform a backward somersault 
  • Submerge using feet first surface dive, 
  • Swim through hoops on pool bottom for 3m and resurface 
  • Swim 45m quickly using front crawl 
  • Wave and call for help (rescuer to throw PFD) 
  • Retrieve a PFD in water and fit it while treading water
  • Demonstrate Heat Escape Lessening Posture (H.E.L.P.) technique for 30 sec 
  • Then swim 25m with PFD and climb out of the water