AUSTRALIA

• Referrals to surf education programs for over 50,000 school children

• Professional lifeguard service in Eurobodalla NSW

• Independent service review/audit of the Waverley Council and Eurobodalla Council lifeguard services.

• Signage audit of beach & foreshore signage for Shellharbour City Council

• Key meetings with federal and state politicians to determine best practice services on Australia’s beaches.

• Referrals to training of professional ocean lifeguards, professional surf coaches & school teachers for in-school surfing programs.

• Publication of rip and surf safety brochure & information guide.

Europe

Lifeguard services evaluation and training for various lifeguard teams and lifesaving clubs in Sweden (Gotland Island), England (Devon and Cornwall), and Spain (Barcelona).

Japan

Aquatic risk management and training for open water swimming events, professional lifeguard services, and water safety & education activities in and around the east coast of Tokyo.

Dubai

During an invitational tour to Dubai in 2010, the SEI team recognised that many locals drown in Dubai - due to Arab laws only allowing local qualified lifeguards or medics to perform any lifesaving procedures (rescues, CPR) which mean that due to a lack of trained lifeguards, most patients will either drown or go untreated and die.

India (GOA)

Survey & assist in raising the quality of lifeguard services, with plans to introduce education programs through schools along 100km coastline