BSA Lifeguard Knowledge Test-
Version A Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
1. What is the minimum age of the supervisor required by the Safe Swim Defense plan?
a. 14
b. 16
c. 18
d. 21 - ✔✔d. 21
2. What training is required for the supervisor under the Safe Swim Defense plan? a.
BSA Safe Swim Defense b. CPR and Standard First Aid c. BSA Swimming and Water
Rescue d. BSA Lifeguard or Red Cross Lifeguarding - ✔✔a. BSA Safe Swim Defense
3. What evidence of fitness for swimming is required by the Safe Swim Defense plan? a.
Signed release of liability b. Signed health history form c. Signed membership
application d. Signed permission to seek medical attention - ✔✔b. Signed health history
form
4. What additional training must be valid for the BSA Lifeguard certification to be
valid? a. safe swim defense b.Aquatics Supervision d.First Aid and CPR/AED for the
professional rescuer - ✔✔d. First Aid and CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer
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, 5. What is the minimum age specified in the National Camp standards to serve as a
lifeguard for swimming activities in a natural body of water? a. 14 b.15 c.16 d.18 - ✔✔c.
16
6. What is the meaning of negligence as a legal consideration for lifeguards? a. The
minimum level of required care b. A failure to provide appropriate care c. The victim's
refusal of on-scene care d. A moral responsibility to act with care - ✔✔b. A failure to
provide appropriate care
7. What is one thing you can do as a lifeguard, not on surveillance duty, to facilitate
communication with an adult leader? - ✔✔a. Stand and make eye contact with the adult
8. According to Safe Swim Defense, what is the maximum recommended water depth
when swimming in turbid water? a. 8 feet b. 9 feet c. 10 feet d. 12 feet - ✔✔a. 8 feet
9. What activities are not permitted when swimming in turbid water? a. Run-and-swim
entry b. Stride or compact entry c. Opening the eyes underwater d. Diving and
underwater swimming - ✔✔d. Diving and underwater swimming
10. What is the minimum depth when jumping feet-first into water? a. Waist-deep b.
Chest-deep c. Shoulder-deep d. Over the head - ✔✔b.Chest-deep
11. What does the letter "N" in the FIND model remind you to do? a. Name the pros and
cons b. Nullify the circumstances c. Negate the adverse effects d. Notify the lifeguard
supervisor - ✔✔a. Name the pros and cons
12. What are the responsibilities of the lookout according to Safe Swim Defense? a. Call
for buddy checks every 10 minutes, operate the buddy board, guard the gate b. Monitor
the weather, alert rescue personnel, identify violations of Safe Swim Defense c. Hang
buddy tags on the buddy board, blow the whistle for buddy checks, guard the gate d.
Supervise the other guards, listen to the weather radio, activate the emergency action
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Version A Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
1. What is the minimum age of the supervisor required by the Safe Swim Defense plan?
a. 14
b. 16
c. 18
d. 21 - ✔✔d. 21
2. What training is required for the supervisor under the Safe Swim Defense plan? a.
BSA Safe Swim Defense b. CPR and Standard First Aid c. BSA Swimming and Water
Rescue d. BSA Lifeguard or Red Cross Lifeguarding - ✔✔a. BSA Safe Swim Defense
3. What evidence of fitness for swimming is required by the Safe Swim Defense plan? a.
Signed release of liability b. Signed health history form c. Signed membership
application d. Signed permission to seek medical attention - ✔✔b. Signed health history
form
4. What additional training must be valid for the BSA Lifeguard certification to be
valid? a. safe swim defense b.Aquatics Supervision d.First Aid and CPR/AED for the
professional rescuer - ✔✔d. First Aid and CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer
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, 5. What is the minimum age specified in the National Camp standards to serve as a
lifeguard for swimming activities in a natural body of water? a. 14 b.15 c.16 d.18 - ✔✔c.
16
6. What is the meaning of negligence as a legal consideration for lifeguards? a. The
minimum level of required care b. A failure to provide appropriate care c. The victim's
refusal of on-scene care d. A moral responsibility to act with care - ✔✔b. A failure to
provide appropriate care
7. What is one thing you can do as a lifeguard, not on surveillance duty, to facilitate
communication with an adult leader? - ✔✔a. Stand and make eye contact with the adult
8. According to Safe Swim Defense, what is the maximum recommended water depth
when swimming in turbid water? a. 8 feet b. 9 feet c. 10 feet d. 12 feet - ✔✔a. 8 feet
9. What activities are not permitted when swimming in turbid water? a. Run-and-swim
entry b. Stride or compact entry c. Opening the eyes underwater d. Diving and
underwater swimming - ✔✔d. Diving and underwater swimming
10. What is the minimum depth when jumping feet-first into water? a. Waist-deep b.
Chest-deep c. Shoulder-deep d. Over the head - ✔✔b.Chest-deep
11. What does the letter "N" in the FIND model remind you to do? a. Name the pros and
cons b. Nullify the circumstances c. Negate the adverse effects d. Notify the lifeguard
supervisor - ✔✔a. Name the pros and cons
12. What are the responsibilities of the lookout according to Safe Swim Defense? a. Call
for buddy checks every 10 minutes, operate the buddy board, guard the gate b. Monitor
the weather, alert rescue personnel, identify violations of Safe Swim Defense c. Hang
buddy tags on the buddy board, blow the whistle for buddy checks, guard the gate d.
Supervise the other guards, listen to the weather radio, activate the emergency action
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