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806A Aviation Water Survival Instructor

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Overview

An Aviation Water Survival Instructor conducts classroom and poolside instruction in swimming, water survival, aviation life support equipment, and personal protective equipment. The instructor operates and maintains training devices and teaches first aid, community CPR, and lifeguard training.

Core Skills

  • Water survival training device operation and maintenance
  • Aviation life support equipment instruction
  • First aid, CPR, and lifeguard instruction

Civilian Career Paths

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Swim Instructor

Military swim instruction and organization of poolside classes transfer directly to teaching civilian swimming lessons.

How to prepare: Prepare a sample beginner swim lesson with poolside demonstrations for a prospective aquatic employer.

What the civilian work involves
  • Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
  • Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
  • Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics.

Lifeguard

Teaching water survival, lifeguarding, first aid, and CPR provides closely related preparation for civilian aquatic rescue and emergency response duties.

How to prepare: Compare your current certifications with a target facility's accepted credentials and arrange any needed renewal or skills assessment.

What the civilian work involves
  • Patrol or monitor recreational areas, such as trails, slopes, or swimming areas, on foot, in vehicles, or from towers.
  • Rescue distressed persons, using rescue techniques and equipment.
  • Examine injured persons and administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, if necessary, using training and medical supplies and equipment.

Notes & Sources

  • Aquatic-facility employers commonly require current CPR or first-aid certification and may require lifeguarding certification and a background check; requirements vary by employer.
Evidence for this guidance (4 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC 806A

    [1] NEC entry "806A - Aviation Water Survival Instructor"; cached text line 20762; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Water survival training device operation and maintenance, Aviation life support equipment instruction, First aid, CPR, and lifeguard instruction, Swim Instructor (O*NET 25-3021.00), Lifeguard (O*NET 33-9092.00)

  2. O*NET: Self-Enrichment Teachers

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Swim Instructor (O*NET 25-3021.00)

  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Recreation Workers

    [3] How to Become a Recreation Worker; Education and Training, Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations; page dated 2026-08-27, retrieved 2026-09-24

    Supports: Swim Instructor (O*NET 25-3021.00), Lifeguard (O*NET 33-9092.00)

  4. O*NET: Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers

    [4] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Lifeguard (O*NET 33-9092.00)

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