International Life Saving Federation
| International Life Saving Federation (ILS) |
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|---|---|
| purpose | Promotion of water rescue |
| Seat |
 Leuven , Gemeenteplein 26 ⊙
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| founding | 1910 (as Fédération Internationale de Sauvetage FIS; 1971 World Life Saving WLS; 1993 merger to form ILS)
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| president | Graham Ford (2016) |
| Secretary General | Harald Vervaecke (2016) |
| Manager | Karin Obus (2016) |
| Members | 83 water rescue organizations (2016) |
| Organization type | Umbrella organization |
| Website | www.ilsf.org |
The International Life Saving Federation ( ILS ) is an international, humanitarian and politically neutral shell association of water rescue organizations .
history
The beginnings of international rescue services go back to the Premier congrès international de sauvetage in 1878 in Marseille. The ILS goes back to two associations, the Fédération Internationale de Sauvetage Aquatique (FIS) and World Life Saving (WLS).
Fédération Internationale de Sauvetage Aquatique (FIS)
The FIS was founded in France in 1910 as the Fédération Internationale de Sauvetage . Their seat was Paris . In the first few years there was a real boom, but this was interrupted by the First World War. After both world wars, the congresses were finally continued. In 1952, at a meeting in Paris, the name was changed to Fédération Internationale de Sauvetage et de Secourisme et de Sports Utilitaires . In 1963 there was another name change: Fédération Internationale de Sauvetage et de Sports Utilitaires . Finally, in 1985 the statutes were changed and the FIS was now called Fédération Internationale de Sauvetage Aquatique .
World Life Saving (WLS)
World Life Saving (WLS) was founded in Cronulla / Australia in 1971 .
Merger
In February 1993 both associations merged to form the ILS. The official founding year is 1910. The ILS contract has been in force since 1994.
organization
Members are u. a. the Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft (DLRG) (as a full member ), the water rescue service of the DRK (as an associate member ), the Austrian Water Rescue (ÖWR), the Swiss Lifesaving Society , the Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA), the Federacion Espanola de Salvamento y Socorrismo (FFSS), the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSSUK) and the United States Lifesaving Association (USLA).
The seat is in Leuven / Belgium. The central organs are the General Assembly (general assembly of member organizations) and the Board of Directors.
tasks and goals
The association wants to strengthen safety on and in waters by coordinating and supporting the national water rescue organizations, by facilitating and promoting the exchange of information, and by cooperating with other, dedicated organizations.
Furthermore, she aims to
- find the best methods and resources for water rescue,
- to ensure an exchange of techniques and measures,
- exchange practical, medical and scientific experiences,
- to promote the maintenance of international training centers,
- Promote the maintenance of educational facilities available to the entire world of water rescue
- to extend the teachings and activities of the ILS to all locations around the world,
- Promote uniformity of equipment, information, symbols and laws for the control and regulation of activities in and around the water
- to promote and organize rescue sports and to hold international competitions in lifeguarding on a regular basis
- To promote meetings of international congresses to create bonds of friendship, solidarity and cooperation between members and other international organizations which share the same humanitarian goals
- Promote measures to prevent the pollution of water and beaches and other elements that pose a risk to the public and to activities in and around water
- to take all other measures which the ILS considers to be conducive to its mandate and its goals.
Events
The association organizes competitions, congresses and meetings. The first point includes the world championships , the regional youth championships and the international "Search and Rescue" competition. The ILS also organizes the International Life Saving Congress, various regional congresses and special training units.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Board of Directors, ilsf.org > About ILS ›Organization Chart (accessed May 26, 2016).
- ↑ a b c Headquarters, ilsf.org > About ILS ›Organization Chart (accessed May 26, 2016).
- ^ Institut de sauvetage de la Méditerranée (ed.): Premier congrès international de sauvetage: réuni à Marseille en October 1878. Conference report, Verlag T. Samath, 1879 ( full text, archive.org ).
- ↑ History, ilsf.org > About ILS .
- ^ FIS - Fédération Internationale de Sauvetage Aquatique, ilsf.org > About ILS ›History (accessed May 26, 2016).
- ↑ World Life Saving, ilsf.org > About ILS ›History (accessed May 26, 2016).