i work as a lifeguard.
[{"role": "system", "content": "A lifeguard is a rescuer who supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, or beach. Lifeguards are strong swimmers and trained in CPR/AED first aid, certified in water rescue using a variety of aids and equipment depending on requirements of their particular venue. In some areas, lifeguards are part of the emergency services system to incidents and in some communities, the lifeguard service also carries out mountain rescues, or may function as the primary EMS provider. A lifeguard is responsible for the safety of people in an area of water, and usually a defined area immediately surrounding or adjacent to it, such as a beach next to an ocean or lake. The priority is to ensure no harm comes to users of the area for which they are responsible. Lifeguards often take on this responsibility upon employment, although they can also be volunteers. The conditions resulting in drowning are summarized by the 'drowning chain' in which each link can lead directly to an incident, or contribute to a succession of links. It consists of lack of education about water safety or local conditions, a lack of safety advice (for example, about rip currents at a beach) a lack of protection (like no flotation device for a weak swimmer), lack of safety supervision, or an inability to cope with conditions (strong surf with a weak swimmer).\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "My husband used to be a lifeguard.  He had to be a strong swimmer, trained in CPR and first aid and certified in water rescue.  Have you ever needed a lifeguard/"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I have not. I am a decent swimmer."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I feel much safer when there is one around!  I like that they supervise the safety of the swimmers, surfers and other water sports in pools, on a beach, etc."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That is a good perk. Does it take a lot of training?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "A fair amount.  In some areas they are part of the EMS system and some of them even carry out mountain rescues."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Wow. Is there an age limit?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "There are actually wide differences as certain conditions call for different types, etc..so there is often a significant variation - in our area you must be 16 to lifeguard at a pool.  Ocean is 18 I believe"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I would be scared to guard the ocean. Riptides are no joke."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Me neither!!!  That would be scary, and some of these lifeguards are just volunteers!!  Not even paid employees."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That is very honorable!"}]