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BRONZE MEDALLION TEST REVISION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Royal Life Saving has developed easy ways to remember rules
known as the Aquacode. These rules include:
a. Go together, float and wave, reach to rescue
b. Wear a hat, wear a shirt, use sunscreen
c. Don't eat before you swim, don't swim alone, use a stick to
rescue
d. No running, no pushing, no diving - correct answer- a. Go
together, float and wave, reach to rescue
What is the number to dial when calling the emergency
services:
a. 990
b. 011
c. 911
d. 000 - correct answer- d. 000
What abilities does a rescuer require to perform a rescue:
a. Able to swim good, be confident, be intelligent
b. Knowledge , skill, fitness, judgement
c. Age, judgement, ability to swim
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d. Confidence, skill, sense of humour, fitness - correct answer-
b. Knowledge , skill, fitness, judgement
The correct order of rescue is:
a. Talk, reach, throw, wade, row, swim, tow
b. Talk, throw, swim, reach, tow, wade, row
c. Swim, reach, wade, row, tow, throw, talk
d. Reach, wade, row, tow, swim, wade, talk - correct answer- a.
Talk, reach, throw, wade, row, swim, tow
What does a warning sign indicate:
a. Gives you instructions that must be complied with, failure to
do so is a criminal offence
b. Provides you with information about water safety features
and indicates a location where a particular activity is permitted
c. Informs you of instructions to follow when swimming at a
particular place
d. Informs you of a particular hazardous condition, or that an
activity is not recommended - correct answer- d. Informs you of
a particular hazardous condition, or that an activity is not
recommended
What areas of the body do you lose heat from in cold water:
a. The neck, legs, hands
BRONZE MEDALLION TEST REVISION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Royal Life Saving has developed easy ways to remember rules
known as the Aquacode. These rules include:
a. Go together, float and wave, reach to rescue
b. Wear a hat, wear a shirt, use sunscreen
c. Don't eat before you swim, don't swim alone, use a stick to
rescue
d. No running, no pushing, no diving - correct answer- a. Go
together, float and wave, reach to rescue
What is the number to dial when calling the emergency
services:
a. 990
b. 011
c. 911
d. 000 - correct answer- d. 000
What abilities does a rescuer require to perform a rescue:
a. Able to swim good, be confident, be intelligent
b. Knowledge , skill, fitness, judgement
c. Age, judgement, ability to swim
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d. Confidence, skill, sense of humour, fitness - correct answer-
b. Knowledge , skill, fitness, judgement
The correct order of rescue is:
a. Talk, reach, throw, wade, row, swim, tow
b. Talk, throw, swim, reach, tow, wade, row
c. Swim, reach, wade, row, tow, throw, talk
d. Reach, wade, row, tow, swim, wade, talk - correct answer- a.
Talk, reach, throw, wade, row, swim, tow
What does a warning sign indicate:
a. Gives you instructions that must be complied with, failure to
do so is a criminal offence
b. Provides you with information about water safety features
and indicates a location where a particular activity is permitted
c. Informs you of instructions to follow when swimming at a
particular place
d. Informs you of a particular hazardous condition, or that an
activity is not recommended - correct answer- d. Informs you of
a particular hazardous condition, or that an activity is not
recommended
What areas of the body do you lose heat from in cold water:
a. The neck, legs, hands
