ELLIS AND ASSOCIATES LIFEGUARD FINAL
STUDY GUIDE 2026 TESTED ITEMS SOLVED
◉ Audit. Answer: Verify that lifeguards are still maintaining their
test-ready commitment to their lifeguard training.
◉ In-Service Training. Answer: Intended to serve as an ongoing
practice session for you to maintain and enhance your skills learned
during the original lifeguard class.
◉ Operational Drills (this is how one is audited). Answer: Lifeguard
evaluations that can include the use of people, manikins or
silhouette dolls to monitor your vigilance. Some drills may also
involve scenarios where rescue skills are performed. As an E&A
lifeguard, you should embrace all opportunities to both improve and
demonstrate your lifeguarding abilities.
◉ Preventive Lifeguarding. Answer: Remain alert and work to
prevent emergencies. As a lifeguard, people rely on you to prevent
catastrophic incidents. This job requires your undivided attention.
◉ Standard of Care. Answer: The degree of care that a responsible
person is expected to provide to prevent further harm and/ or
manage the injury or illness for a guest in need. In your case, the
,standard of care considers the practices of what equally qualified
lifeguards would have done if placed in the same or similar
circumstance.
◉ Test-ready. Answer: A lifeguard always needs to be prepared and
be capable of everything they have learned and practiced. Your
training does not end after the course. Your skills need to be
maintained at a test-ready level throughout your credential validity
period.
◉ What types of documentation could you be required to take?
(documentation is a secondary responsibility of a lifeguard).
Answer: • Daily sign-in sheets
• Facility inspection checklists
• Attendance records
• Lifeguard rotation logs
• Facility maintenance records
• Equipment inspection forms
• Rescue reports
• Incident and witness reports
• Daily work schedules
• Water chemistry logs
• Weather condition reports
• In-service training records
,• Attraction downtime records
◉ Legal Concepts That Apply To Lifeguards (pg. 12-13). Answer: (1)
Abandonment
(2) Confidentiality
(3) Consent
(4) Documentation
(5) Duty to Act
(6) Negligence
(7) Refusal of care
(8) Standard of care
◉ Secondary Responsibilities Of Lifeguards. Answer: As a lifeguard
you will have numerous secondary responsibilities such as:
• Inspecting the facility
• Documentation
• Cleaning the facility
• Testing water chemistry
• Crowd control
• Providing guest services
, ◉ Lifeguard Appearance And Behavior (pg. 18-19). Answer: Guests
view you as a professional, they are more likely to follow your
directions. These lifeguard behaviors identify you as a professional:
• Being Prepared
• Rescue Ready
• Safety Aware
• Vigilant
• Identifiable
• Punctuality
• Team Member
• Focus on Health
• Guest Ambassador
◉ Lifeguard Uniform. Answer: Your employer will provide the
specifics on the standard lifeguard uniform for your facility.
Lifeguard uniforms might include items such as:
• Bathing suit/shorts or trunks
• Shirt
• Hat/visor
• Polarized sunglasses
◉ Lifeguard Equipment (pg. 20). Answer: Rescue tube, Whistle, Hip
pack, and Sun protection
STUDY GUIDE 2026 TESTED ITEMS SOLVED
◉ Audit. Answer: Verify that lifeguards are still maintaining their
test-ready commitment to their lifeguard training.
◉ In-Service Training. Answer: Intended to serve as an ongoing
practice session for you to maintain and enhance your skills learned
during the original lifeguard class.
◉ Operational Drills (this is how one is audited). Answer: Lifeguard
evaluations that can include the use of people, manikins or
silhouette dolls to monitor your vigilance. Some drills may also
involve scenarios where rescue skills are performed. As an E&A
lifeguard, you should embrace all opportunities to both improve and
demonstrate your lifeguarding abilities.
◉ Preventive Lifeguarding. Answer: Remain alert and work to
prevent emergencies. As a lifeguard, people rely on you to prevent
catastrophic incidents. This job requires your undivided attention.
◉ Standard of Care. Answer: The degree of care that a responsible
person is expected to provide to prevent further harm and/ or
manage the injury or illness for a guest in need. In your case, the
,standard of care considers the practices of what equally qualified
lifeguards would have done if placed in the same or similar
circumstance.
◉ Test-ready. Answer: A lifeguard always needs to be prepared and
be capable of everything they have learned and practiced. Your
training does not end after the course. Your skills need to be
maintained at a test-ready level throughout your credential validity
period.
◉ What types of documentation could you be required to take?
(documentation is a secondary responsibility of a lifeguard).
Answer: • Daily sign-in sheets
• Facility inspection checklists
• Attendance records
• Lifeguard rotation logs
• Facility maintenance records
• Equipment inspection forms
• Rescue reports
• Incident and witness reports
• Daily work schedules
• Water chemistry logs
• Weather condition reports
• In-service training records
,• Attraction downtime records
◉ Legal Concepts That Apply To Lifeguards (pg. 12-13). Answer: (1)
Abandonment
(2) Confidentiality
(3) Consent
(4) Documentation
(5) Duty to Act
(6) Negligence
(7) Refusal of care
(8) Standard of care
◉ Secondary Responsibilities Of Lifeguards. Answer: As a lifeguard
you will have numerous secondary responsibilities such as:
• Inspecting the facility
• Documentation
• Cleaning the facility
• Testing water chemistry
• Crowd control
• Providing guest services
, ◉ Lifeguard Appearance And Behavior (pg. 18-19). Answer: Guests
view you as a professional, they are more likely to follow your
directions. These lifeguard behaviors identify you as a professional:
• Being Prepared
• Rescue Ready
• Safety Aware
• Vigilant
• Identifiable
• Punctuality
• Team Member
• Focus on Health
• Guest Ambassador
◉ Lifeguard Uniform. Answer: Your employer will provide the
specifics on the standard lifeguard uniform for your facility.
Lifeguard uniforms might include items such as:
• Bathing suit/shorts or trunks
• Shirt
• Hat/visor
• Polarized sunglasses
◉ Lifeguard Equipment (pg. 20). Answer: Rescue tube, Whistle, Hip
pack, and Sun protection
