StarGuard Elite Lifeguard study
Question and answers correctly
solved 2026
True or false : You will always be able to tell right away if someone is drowning. - correct answer
✔FALSE, Drowning can be very difficult to see. It can happen can happen quickly and silently, and a
lifeguard is not a guarantee of safety or positive outcome, despite best efforts.
True or False : If your facility has never had a fatal drowning and everyone knows how to swim, it is very
unlikely that drowning will occur. - correct answer ✔FALSE, Past history is not relevant. Drowning can
happen at any time, to anyone.
True or False : Most of your time on duty will be making rescues. - correct answer ✔FALSE, The
majority of your time will be spent looking for distress and drowning, and enforcing rules to change
patron behavior. These important things that you will do every day saves lives.
Elite lifeguards have to understand that..... - correct answer ✔What you do matters, Drowning or
injury can happen quickly and silently, with deadly or lifelong consequences, Drowning can happen to
anyone, even in a facility that has never had a fatal drowning or where everyone knows how to swim.
What are all the components of Aquatic Risk Management? - correct answer ✔Prevention,
Surveillance, Response and Rescue, Emergency Care, Workplace Expectations
What is the description of the Prevention component of Aquatic risk management? - correct answer
✔Everything that is done to keep an emergency from happening
What is the description of the Surveillance component of Aquatic risk management? - correct answer
✔Scanning for distress or drowning, monitoring guest behavior, recognizing emergencies
Question and answers correctly
solved 2026
True or false : You will always be able to tell right away if someone is drowning. - correct answer
✔FALSE, Drowning can be very difficult to see. It can happen can happen quickly and silently, and a
lifeguard is not a guarantee of safety or positive outcome, despite best efforts.
True or False : If your facility has never had a fatal drowning and everyone knows how to swim, it is very
unlikely that drowning will occur. - correct answer ✔FALSE, Past history is not relevant. Drowning can
happen at any time, to anyone.
True or False : Most of your time on duty will be making rescues. - correct answer ✔FALSE, The
majority of your time will be spent looking for distress and drowning, and enforcing rules to change
patron behavior. These important things that you will do every day saves lives.
Elite lifeguards have to understand that..... - correct answer ✔What you do matters, Drowning or
injury can happen quickly and silently, with deadly or lifelong consequences, Drowning can happen to
anyone, even in a facility that has never had a fatal drowning or where everyone knows how to swim.
What are all the components of Aquatic Risk Management? - correct answer ✔Prevention,
Surveillance, Response and Rescue, Emergency Care, Workplace Expectations
What is the description of the Prevention component of Aquatic risk management? - correct answer
✔Everything that is done to keep an emergency from happening
What is the description of the Surveillance component of Aquatic risk management? - correct answer
✔Scanning for distress or drowning, monitoring guest behavior, recognizing emergencies
