Day 5: Radio Coms, CPR, A.L.A.A Exam
A.L.A. Academy
📅 Friday, June 19
🕓 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Rock Sports Club - 3092 Shafto Rd Building 3, Tinton Falls, NJ 07753
🎉 8:00 PM: Rookie Welcome Dinner at Porta Asbury Park
📱 Lead Instructor - Lt./Yn. Frank Angello
📘 Overview
You’ve made it to the final day of training, now it’s time to show it. Today is a culmination of everything you’ve learned during this intensive 5-day course. You’ll sharpen your final rescue response skills, review vital medical and communication protocols, and complete the in-person knowledge assessment exam.
🎒 WHAT TO BRING
Notebook or waterproof notepad
Phone (for the exam)
Water and snacks
🧠 Before You Arrive - Final Worksheets
Please complete the following three worksheets before today's session. These topics are emphasized heavily in both today’s lesson plan and the written test:
📚 Topics Covered Today
🩺 Aquatic Medical Response
CPR vs. Rescue Breathing: When and how to act
Spinal injury stabilization & extraction
Jellyfish, stingray, and hypothermia treatment
Prioritizing resuscitation over extraction
📡 Communication Systems
VHF radios, hand signals, flags, and whistle commands
Diver flags and emergency vessel signaling
Patron interaction guidelines and professionalism
Search complete, evacuation, and code signals
🔍 Missing Persons & Submersion Search
Initiating a Code 10-55 (Missing Person)
Launching a Code 10-69 (Search & Rescue)
Landmark triangulation and buoy placement
Parallel vs. circular water search patterns
Snorkel, fins, and underwater search tactics
📝 Final Exam:
The written exam will be taken in-person on your phone
Covers all major topics from the A.L.A. Training Manual, course lectures, and worksheets
Multiple choice, scenario-based, and recognition questions
Results will determine final employment eligibility
🎉 Rookie Welcome Dinner at Porta
To celebrate the hard work and new beginnings, all trainees and returning guards are invited to our:
👶🏼 Rookie Welcome Dinner
🕗 8:00 PM
📍 Porta Asbury Park — 911 Kingsley St, Asbury Park, NJ
🌐 pizzaporta.com/asbury-park
Food, friends, and future teammates. You earned it.
💬 Questions?
Reach out to your Officer before or after class if you need support. The team is here to make sure you’re ready, and proud, to step on the stand.