Safety Training & Aquatic Rescue FAQs

The course provides information about how to perform CPR and help in other common situations involving illness or first aid. Some instructors add on the opportunity to take a self-study online CPR course before attending STAR and then conduct a basic skills test. In this situation, CPR certification would be issued.

No. Although the course contains information and teaches skills similar to what a lifeguard might do, the STAR course is for those who do not have a primary duty to respond in an emergency (as lifeguards do as part of their job) but need to know what to do if an emergency occurs.