Hold the Canadian Red Cross Aqua Quest Level 7 swimming award (used to be Maroon level), or do the following:
1. Explain and show how to use the buddy system.
2. Show how to check a swimming area for possible dangers, such as deep water, rocks and slippery surfaces.
3. Complete all of the following:
a) Tread water in deep water (over your head) for a minimum of 1 minutes.
b) Enter the water using the front dive (the stride position).
c) Front crawl 25 metres.
d) Back crawl 25 metres.
e) Endurance swim of 50 metres.
