Waterpark Lifeguards
Before each summer season begins, our agency acts as a training center for Starfish Aquatics Institute, instructing each of the lifeguards in the StarGuard curriculum. Full-time employees are Emergency Medical Responders and Starfish Aquatics StarGuard Instructors.
Ocean Rescue Lifeguards
The United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) has been the certifying agency for the Ocean Access Parks Lifeguard Program since 1994. Each of the full-time safety and aquatics employees, lifeguard supervisors, and lifeguards is certified as Emergency Medical Responders. Our Ocean Rescue Lifeguards are responsible for approximately one and a half miles of beach along 3 barrier islands in the Charleston area - Kiawah Island, Folly Beach, and the Isle of Palms.