- 192 lifeguards (part and full-time seasonal) including beach supervisors. Average age 21.43 (29 needed working papers).
- 168 are veteran lifeguards and 24 (13 were formerly LBTBP LITs) are first year lifeguards.
- 48 lifeguards are women (average age 21.11), 144 lifeguards are men (average age 21.76).
- 20 office/HQ/yard personnel including the beach supervior: 16 at beach patrol headquarters (9 HQ part-time seasonal, 3 yard part-time, 4 HQ full-time) and 4 at two beach badge offices (3 part-time seasonal, 1 full-time seasonal).
- 2 Swim coaches (part-time seasonal)– practice at Haven Beach Club 2 times per week.
- All LBTBP lifeguards have received Hepatitis B vaccination or have signed a declination form.
- All LBTBP lifeguards must complete at least two 4 week sessions of the Lifeguard In Training Program (LIT) and/or complete the LBTBP Ocean Lifeguard Training Course (OLTC).
- All LBTBP lifeguards received North Shore Lifesaving Association (NSLA) Certification.
LBTBP (established in 1936) operates a variety of programs, including an Exchange Program (established in 1988), which brings lifeguards from Australia and sends LBTBP personnel there, the Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) Program (established in 1988), a SCUBA Search & Rescue Team (established in 1990), and the Beachwheels Program (established in 1992), which provides beach wheelchairs to people with various permanent or temporary disabilities.
- LBTBP has 30 SCUBA Search & Rescue Team Divers (PADI certified) including 1 Dive Instructor, 1 Assistant Dive Instructor, 1 Divemaster, 6 Advanced Open Water Divers, 16 Open Water Divers, and 5 Rescue Divers.
- LBTBP has 15 IRB operators/crew members (all NJSP-BSC certified), and 4 IRBs/RIBs.
- LBTBP sent 4 American lifeguard to Australia for their summer season 2009/2010.
The data contained herein is from the 2010 summer season.
All listed certifications are current for the 2010 summer season.
Ocean Lifeguard Training Course (OLTC)
This four-day course teaches prospective lifeguards rescue techniques, surf awareness and policies from the LBTBP SOP Manual. Participants must successfully complete practical and written examinations.
American Red Cross Certifications
- All 192 LBTBP lifeguards are certified in CPR/AED-FPR and all are certified in ER or a higher certification.
- All 192 LBTBP lifeguards are ER certified.
- All 192 LBTBP lifeguards are Bloodborne Pathogens and Preventing Disease Transmission certified.
- 171 LBTBP lifeguards (18+yrs.) are AEO certified.
- 21 lifeguards (16-17yrs.) audited the AEO certification course.
ARC Instructors & Personnel Certified
- 23 of 70 ER instructors certified 93 people (81 are LBTBP personnel).
- 56 of 70 AEO/FPR instructors certified 212 people (200 are LBTBP personnel).
- 56 of 70 CPR/AED-FPR instructors certified 250 people (228 are LBTBP personnel).
Other Training, Certifications & Requirements
- 1 LBTBP lifeguard is a certified Paramedic and 2 LBTBP lifeguards are certified EMT-Basic (includes Defibrillation and AEO).
- 4 LBTBP lifeguards are certified in Class I Surface Ice Rescue training.
- 19 participants were New Jersey Stat Police-Boating Safety Course certified [18 are LBTBP personnel (includes 8 lifeguards [2 IRB personnel]), and 10 LITs].
- 192 lifeguards and 98 Beach Badge Checkers completed "Employment Practices" Training.
- All LBTBP lifeguards must annually pass a 200–yard swim test in 2:50 minutes or less before the summer season.
- All LBTBP lifeguards are annually required to complete a 1000-meter ocean swim and 190 did. (Two were medically excused.)
- 98 Beach Badge Checkers (seasonal) including beach supervisors. Average age 18.10 (63 needed working papers).
- 61 are veteran Beach Badge Checkers and 37 are first year Beach Badge Checkers.
- 78 Beach Badge Checkers are female (average age 19.45), 20 Beach Badge Checkers are male (average age 16.75).
- 5 Beach Badge Checkers are current LITs, 11 Beach Badge Checkers are former LITs.
American Red Cross Certifications
- 25 Beach Badge Checkers are certified in CPR-FPR/PDT along with the following:
- 17 Beach Badge Checkers (18+yrs.) are certified in AEO.
- 8 Beach Badge Checkers (16-17yrs.) audited the AEO course.
- 24 Beach Badge Checkers are AED certified.
- 5 Beach Badge Checkers are ER certified.
The LBTBP LIT Program is designed to teach young men and women, ages 11 through 15, all aspects of ocean lifeguarding.
- 114 former LITs are working as lifeguards for LBTBP (37 women, 77 men) (13 are first year lifeguards and 101 are veteran lifeguards).
- 117 LITs (ages 13 through 15) in two four week sessions; Monday through Friday. First session: 18 girls, 35 boys. Second session: 22 girls, 42 boys.
- Of those that participated in both sessions (44), 16 LITs are girls, 28 LITs are boys.
- 38 B-LITs (ages 11 and 12) participated in two four week sessions on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. First session: 7 girls, 10 boys. Second session: 9 girls, 10 boys .
- Of those that participated in both sessions (13), 6 B-LITs were girls, 7 B-LITs were boys.
- 19 LITs are certified in ARC-CPR/FPR, ARC-Bloodborne Pathogens and ARC-PDT.
- 19 LITs are certified in ARC Emergency Response.
- Each LIT must annually pass a 150–yard swim test in 2:25 minutes (B-LIT's - 2:30) or less before the start of the current LIT Program.
- As part of the LBTBP Lifeguard In Training Program, each LIT participates in the LBTBP Ocean Lifeguard Training Course.
