In mid March, a group of experienced Australian lifeguards in cooperation with Nha Trang Bay Management Board opened a beach lifesaving training course to improve rescue skills at sea and thus build confidence and develop competence of Beach lifeguard team members...
In mid March, a group of experienced Australian lifeguards in cooperation with Nha Trang Bay Management Board opened a beach lifesaving training course to improve rescue skills at sea and thus build confidence and develop competence of beach lifeguard team members.
The training started early in the morning with the participation of members of the Beach Life Guard Team, Nha Trang Bay Management Board. On the beach opposite Ly Tu Trong Street, Loc Tho Ward in Nha Trang City, David Field gave instructions about how to identify arising emergency situations in which someone in aquatic distress, drowning, calling or waving for immediate help.
 Using surf boards for lifesaving.
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Lifeguards must immediately respond to emergency situations, using lifebuoys, surf boards, water scooters, etc to reach and safely bring victims ashore. Beach lifeguards must have appropriate training and maintain their fitness standards to meet the demands of their role.
After that, the rescue team members conducted beach rescue procedures, using safety buoys and boards to save swimmers in danger in a scenario and then received comments and suggestions from experts.
According to Nguyen Hoang Minh Tuyen, a member of the Beach Rescue Team, the Australian experts helped him and other members to improve lifesaving skills for more effective rescue operations.
 Experts Lachlan Field and Helen Murray at the training.
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Huynh Binh Thai, Head of the Nha Trang Bay Management Board said the group of Australian experts led by David Field have visited Vietnam every year since 2014 and jointly organized beach rescue training courses. Thanks to the annual training, the beach rescue team has much improved their lifesaving skills and knowledge. Besides drowning rescue, they were provided drowning first aids. Rescue lifeguards of hotels and resorts in Cam Lam, Cam Ranh, Ninh Hoa and Van Ninh also benefited from the training, according to Huynh Binh Thai.
“We have had special affection for Nha Trang in particular and Vietnam in general for years. After the training for Nha Trang Beach LIfeguard Team, we will continue our training in Da Nang and Quang Nam,” said David Field.
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T.L
Translated by N.T
