Dr. Detlev Mohr discusses the importance of training lifesaving skills through both practical exercises and competitions. He analyzes different water environments and the specific skills required to perform rescues in each one. Mohr also compares lifesaving skills to the events in international lifesaving competitions, noting some discrepancies. He argues that competition rules should be updated to better simulate real rescue situations and support the full range of skills needed in lifesaving practice.

1. Dr. Detlev Mohr Vice President of DLRG Main Skills for Lifesaving and How to Train these Skills Bettering the Quality of Lifesaving Services

3. Already the routing of a swimmer or an IRB to the site of an incident could be a problem without training this would happen usually

4. Pool Different Situations

5. Pool with some dangerous objects

7. Smaller Lake

8. Smaller Lake with diving possibilities

10. Bigger Lake

12. Ocean

23. Example of a Beach at the Baltic Sea (Prerow) sea bridge 396 m long sandbank at 100 m distance to the shore 2 m deep water between shore and the sandbank beach 80 m broad Main Lifeguard Station

24. Profile of the Beach

25. How to reach the site of the incident in the shortest time ? distance to the shore: 157 m offset at the shore: 222 m way from the lifeguard station to the shore: 111 m Main Lifeguard Station

26. Swimming without Fins swimming 50 m jumping 10 m wading 20 m swimming 40 m jumping 20 m wading 10 m running 20 m running 190 m running 111 m Time to Approach 156 s

27. Swimming with Fins Time to Approach 148 s swimming 150 m jumping 20 m wading 20 m running 170 m running 111 m

28. Paddling with Rescue Board Time to Approach 150 s paddling 170 m running 150 m running 111 m

29. Paddling with Surf Ski Time to Approach 167 s paddling 283 m running 111 m

30. Driving of 2 persons with an IRB Time to Approach 98 s driving W 200 m driving N 125 m wading 25 m running 111 m

31. How to reach the site of the incident in the shortest time ? distance to the shore: 157 m offset at the shore: 222 m way to the shore: 111 m Ranking: 1. Driving with IRB 2. Swimming with Fins 3. Paddling with Rescue Board 4. Swimming without Fins 5. Paddling with Surf Ski 6. Paddling with Cobra Ski

34. How to Train ? Theoretical lessons: estimation, tables, self-calculation Practical exercises: self-experience, training competitions with different distances to shore and offsets

36. Routing of a swimmer to the site of an incident safest route but not the fastest guide beam to the site of the incident guided route

37. Routing of a swimmer to the site of an incident fastest route guide beam to the site of the incident guided route

38. Routing of an IRB to the site of an incident fastest and safest route guide beam to the site of the incident guided route

39. Routing of an IRB to the site of an incident with cross bearing, if two stations have spotted the site of the incident Station 1: gives the guide beam Station 2: gives the signal to stop

44. Comparison of Lifesaving Skills and Event Descriptions of the ILS Competition Manual

45. Comparison of Lifesaving Skills and Event Descriptions of the ILS Competition Manual