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Course overview
- Alert
- Protect
- Resuscitate
- Collaborate
- Assess
- Coordinate
Training locations
Sessions are offered around Lake Geneva and in several cantons in French-speaking Switzerland:
Vaud (Lausanne, Nyon, Morges, Montreux), Geneva, Fribourg and Valais.
Training takes place in an indoor pool or open water depending on the season and weather conditions.
Practical information
- Duration: 4 to 6 hours
- Participants: up to 10 people per session
- No prerequisites necessary
- Equipment provided: floating mannequins, rescue equipment, training defibrillator
- Recommended clothing: swimsuit or wetsuit, towel, dry change of clothes
- Language: French (English available on request)
Water first aid and resuscitation
Learn how to respond to a drowning or boating accident
The SafetyFirst water rescue training course is aimed at anyone involved in water sports: swimming instructors, boaters, fishermen and water sports enthusiasts. Delivered by certified first aid instructors, this short course (4 to 6 hours) teaches the essential first aid techniques to apply in the event of an accident, drowning or medical emergency on or around Lake Geneva.
It combines theory, demonstrations and real-life scenarios in the water to teach you how to respond effectively and safely.
Target audience
This training course is ideal for:
- Swimming instructors, lifeguards and aquatic centre supervisors
- Water sports professionals (sailing, kayaking, paddleboarding, diving, fishing)
- Fishermen, water sports clubs, sailing schools and water sports organisers
- Individuals wishing to improve their first aid skills in an aquatic environment
Learning objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the risks associated with water activities and anticipate dangerous situations
- Perform first aid procedures appropriate for drowning victims
- Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in a wet environment
- Keep an unconscious victim afloat and ensure their safe extraction from the water
- Prevent specific emergencies: hypothermia, water shock, trauma, fainting, heatstroke
- Use rescue equipment effectively (buoy, pole, rope, defibrillator, etc.)
Course content
- Responding to an emergency situation: assessing the scene, alerting others, protecting victims
- Aquatic resuscitation (CPR): techniques adapted to the aquatic environment
- Extracting and transporting victims: safe manoeuvres in calm or rough water
- First aid specific to water sports (sailing, diving, paddleboarding, etc.)
- Dealing with common emergencies: hypothermia, cold shock, cramps, injuries
- Practical application: exercises in a pool or on the water, realistic scenarios, educational debriefings
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Your advantages with SafetyFirst
Interactive training
Our training courses combine interactivity and practice for a dynamic and engaging safety learning experience.
Customised training
We value your time: courses are scheduled around your availability to minimise operational disruption.
Certified Training
We incorporate international safety standards, finely tuned to your company’s local specifics.
Methodology for aquatic first aid training
A practice-based andragogical approach
SafetyFirst adopts an active learning methodology, based on the principles of andragogy — an approach specific to adult education.
Each session combines clear theoretical explanations, guided demonstrations and practical exercises in an aquatic environment to promote understanding and memorisation of essential actions.
Participants learn by doing, through realistic scenarios inspired by accidents that have occurred in a nautical environment: drowning, cold shock, hypothermia, falling from a boat, etc.
Complete immersion in real-life conditions
The training takes place in a swimming pool or on open water depending on the season, to ensure an immersive experience that is as close as possible to real-life conditions.
Trainees handle rescue equipment (buoy, rope, training defibrillator) and practise aquatic resuscitation (CPR) in a wet environment.
Each scenario is followed by a group debriefing, a key moment when the trainer helps participants analyse their actions, understand the correct reflexes to adopt and correct their mistakes in a supportive manner.
Personalised support
Sessions are deliberately limited to a maximum of 10 participants to ensure individualised support and immediate feedback on practice.
This small-group format promotes confidence, active participation and the exchange of experiences between learners.
The aim is to enable everyone to leave with a practical mastery of water rescue techniques that can be applied in their professional or personal environment.
Why choose SafetyFirst for your water safety training?
Certified and experienced trainers
All SafetyFirst instructors are trained and certified in aquatic first aid (BLS-AED SRC, IAS, eduQua).
Their field experience allows them to bring a realistic and pragmatic dimension to each session.
A practical and immersive method
Each training course is based on an action-centred teaching approach, alternating between theory, practical exercises and water simulations.
This approach ensures long-lasting assimilation of first aid techniques and better responsiveness in an emergency.
Sessions available throughout the Lake Geneva region
SafetyFirst offers its water safety training courses in French-speaking Switzerland, particularly around Lake Geneva: Geneva, Lausanne, Nyon, Montreux, Morges and the surrounding area.
The training locations are carefully selected to provide a safe environment that meets educational requirements.
Training tailored to your needs
The modules can be customised according to the context: company, school, sailing club or sports centre.
Each session is tailored to the water activities practised and the level of the participants, ensuring useful and targeted training.
An organisation recognised for its educational quality
Recognised for its professionalism and rigour, SafetyFirst is eduQua certified and complies with BLS-AED SRC standards.
These certifications attest to a high level of educational standards and a quality of training validated by the Swiss authorities.
Preparing today, protecting tomorrow.
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