Silver Medallion Patrol Captain (SMPC)
Run a patrol and manage the beach as Patrol Captain.
No dates yet. Choose Register interest on the form and we’ll email you when a course is set.
How to get it
Step 1: Prepare
Do the SMPC eLearning, about 4 hours, and the Surf Risk Rating modules.
Step 2: Do the course
About 8 to 10 hours, run with other clubs. Been a Patrol Captain, or similar, for 2 years? Ask about the one-day bridging course.
Step 3: Assessment
An SMPC facilitator assesses you.
Step 4: Keep it current
Each season, stay proficient in one of Bronze, First Aid, Radio Operator or Advanced Resuscitation Techniques (ART), and do 1 online module.
Book your Skills Maintenance Check (SMC) on Learn
If you miss your SMC
In short: if you’re an Active Member and miss 31 December, your membership is put on hold for a month, then it ends. Until you do your SMC you can’t patrol.
If you are an Active Member and are not proficient by 31 December, your membership is automatically suspended for 1 month (from 31 December, or from a later date if the Chair of Education has granted you an extension). If you are still not proficient at the end of that month, your membership automatically ends (By-law 11.3). To ask for an exemption or more time, write to the Chair of Education by 31 December (By-law 11.4). Under SLSWA rules you also cannot patrol, operate rescue craft or compete until you are proficient.
Long Service Members must requalify each season (By-law 6.2.4(f)). Under SLSWA rules you can’t patrol until you do.
Owner: Chair of Education · Last reviewed 2 Nov 2026 · Next review due 1 Sep 2027 · Questions? enquiries@ncslsc.com