SEA has designed the most effective way to teach a range of floatation methods with the basic skills to school students using high elbows and relaxed sculling motion with the hands as the main components in all floatation exercises.

With so many mixed aquatic survival messages in years gone by – SEA believed that one simple water safety message was paramount. Past messages were based on the swimmer taking immediate physically demanding actions, which in most cases is unachievable, demanding extreme use of energy and causing panic that would lead to drowning. Float to Survive – ONE message/life skill, reverted back to a calming and achievable process, that allowed patients to stop and think about their next steps whilst keeping their airways above the water.

SEA Australia is the founder of the FLOAT to SURVIVE aquatic training methods, and as our programs are based around the surf – the key survival method in surf rips is to float, therefore we use these skills and knowledge throughout the programs, learning how to relax and work with the ocean as opposed to trying to unsuccessfully fight it.

While floatation skills in stillwater is one of the main modules of the concept, we also further instil the floatation messages, by using foam surfboards as a floatation device and convey the instruction to remain in control of this floatation device at all times.

Families are at high risk when they visit coastal locations.

Unfortunately, floatation skills are not a mandatory lesson for all Australians to be able to remain safe at the many aquatic environments that are so easily accessible, this is why all school kids should participate in entry level water safety and surf programs such as SEA Australia’s introductory school program.