The Black Bay Training Group will present a free family-friendly water safety course on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies. The course will be held in the LBIF main building’s Blai Room at 10 a.m.

Prior to embarking on a career in law enforcement more than 18 years ago, Black Bay Training Group founder Paul Vereb Jr. worked as an ocean lifeguard in North Beach and was a member of the Barnegat Light LIT (Lifeguard in Training) before that.