Surf Life Saving Queensland wants all pool owners to undergo compulsory CPR lessons, following a spate of pool drownings over the Christmas period.

There have been a number of close calls in Queensland pools this summer, with three near drownings in Cairns alone.

Surf Life Saving Queensland said pool owners should take CPR lessons to help prevent drowning deaths. Credit:Peter Braig

In November, two sisters aged three and four drowned in their family's backyard pool in Logan.

Since Christmas Day in NSW, four children aged under five have drowned - three in pools and one in a fish pond.