Royal Life Saving Society UK

The Royal Life Saving Society UK is a drowning prevention charity founded in 1891 in the UK. It has had Royal Patronage since 1904.

History

The Royal Life Saving Society UK is a national charity, founded in 1891 by William Henry, with the purpose 'to enhance communities, so everyone can enjoy being in, on and around water, safely; because every life is worth saving'. The Society has more than 13,000 members in 48 branches and 170 active lifesaving and lifeguarding clubs it trains over 93% of all pool and beach lifeguards throughout the UK and Ireland.

The Society has had Royal Patronage since 1904 starting with King Edward VII. HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO is the current Commonwealth President of the Society. It is based in the Midlands town of Worcester, Worcestershire.

The RLSS is part of Royal Lifesaving Society Commonwealth, and the International Life Saving Federation.

Lifesaving in the United Kingdom and Ireland

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Lifesaving and lifeguarding are promoted as a sport and a life skill by the Royal Life Saving Society UK. There are over 170 lifesaving clubs based throughout the UK and Ireland, which teach skills such as drowning prevention, life support and personal survival. The learning of lifesaving takes place in a variety of water environments, such as swimming pools, inland water venues and at coastal locations. Often clubs coach their members towards achieving RLSS UK awards as part of the Survive & Save Programme. the flagship award being the Bronze Medallion. For a description of the Medallion itself see Bronze Medallion (New Zealand and Australia).

Subsequent awards under the Survive & Save programme follow a path to silver and gold though four disciplines of lifesaving, open water, competition, and still water. The final award of lifesaving is that of Distinction, an award that demands a very high level of skill. The Distinction is awarded on passing three 3 gold awards. Training programmes exist for all ages, from young children to adults. Some lifesaving and lifeguard clubs operate as volunteer organisations, providing safety cover at locations where there would otherwise be none.

The RLSS organises both national and regional speed and skills competitions and many clubs, including university affiliated clubs (organised through the British Universities Lifesaving Clubs Association (BULSCA)) field teams at these events.

Courses and qualifications

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Professional certification

The RLSS offers community courses as well as vocational qualifications for pool and beach lifeguards. These vocational awards are recognised throughout the UK and Ireland and are awarded under the auspices of the Institute of Qualified Lifeguards. These awards include the National Pool and National Beach Lifeguard Qualifications (NPLQ and NBLQ respectively) as well as the new National Pool Management Course (NPMQ).

Children's Life Saving

RLSS UK offers various courses for young people including the Rookie Lifeguard Programme which is part of the governments National Plan for Teaching of Swimming developed to teach children aged 8 to 12 years old the basics in life saving. Other programmes include Young Leaders (12+), Assistant Instructor (14+) and Rookie Instructor (16+) as well as Assistant Beach Lifeguard and Senior Lifesaving Awards. Young people also have the opportunity to use their lifesaving skills in a competitive environment through the Sport Section of the Society.

Lifesaving Life Support

Lifesaving Life Support refers to the series of exams implemented by the RLSS in order to assess a lifesaver's ability in on land rescue techniques.

References

"History of Lifesaving Sport". The Royal Life Saving Society UK. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
"The Royal Life Saving Society UK". rlss.org.uk.
"Find A Lifesaving Club". The Royal Life Saving Society UK. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
^ "Courses, Awards and Qualifications". Lifesavers, The Royal Life Saving Society UK. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2008.
"British Universities Lifesaving Clubs Association". bulsca.co.uk.
"Welcome to ICQL (UK) Ltd for Lifeguards". livesavers.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008.
"Rookie Lifeguard". Royal Life Saving Society UK ( RLSS UK ).

External links

homepage (United Kingdom)
Lifesavers Direct (United Kingdom)

v t e Lifesaving and lifeguarding
International standards bodies	International Lifesaving Federation International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation
National societies	DLRG Lifesaving South Africa Royal Life Saving Society Commonwealth Australia Canada United Kingdom Surf Life Saving Australia Surf Life Saving New Zealand United States Lifesaving Association RFESS - Royal Spanish Lifesaving Association Wasserwacht
Sub-national societies	The Hong Kong Life Saving Society
Topics	Lifesaving Lifesaving (sport) Lifeguard Surf lifesaving First aid Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Drowning chain Rip current
Awards	Lifesaving Medal Albert Medal for lifesaving Bronze Medallion Canada United Kingdom Bronze Cross National Lifeguard
Life-saving appliances	Lifebuoy Rescue buoy Throw bag Life saving reel IRB Surf ski Paddle board

v t e Sports governing bodies in the United Kingdom
Summer Olympic sports	Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized swimming Water polo Archery Athletics Badminton ENG WAL SCO Baseball Basketball GBR ENG SCO WAL Boxing Professional Amateur GBR ENG SCO WAL Canoeing Cycling BC CTT Dance sport Equestrian Fencing Football GBR ENG NI SCO WAL Golf GBR ENG WAL SCO Gymnastics Handball GBR ENG SCO WAL NI Hockey GBR ENG SCO WAL Judo Modern Pentathlon Rugby 7's ENG NI SCO WAL Rowing Sailing Shooting GBR ENG SCO WAL Softball Surfing GBR ENG SCO WAL Table Tennis ENG SCO WAL Taekwondo Tennis SCO WAL Triathlon Volleyball GBR ENG SCO WAL NI Beach Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympic sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling ENG SCO WAL Ice skating Ice Hockey GBR ENG NI SCO Luge Skeleton Skiing Snowboarding
Other IOC recognised sports	Air sports Bandy Billiard sports ENG NI SCO WAL Boules Bowling Bridge Chess ENG SCO WAL Cricket ENG & WAL SCO Floorball Karate Korfball ENG SCO WAL Lacrosse ENG SCO WAL Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Motorsport Mountaineering and climbing ENG & WAL SCO Netball GBR ENG SCO WAL NI Orienteering Pelota vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller Sports Rugby Union ENG WAL SCO Squash ENG SCO WAL Sumo Tug-of-war Underwater sports ENG NI SCO WAL Water ski Wushu
Disability and Paralympic sports	Wheelchair rugby Wheelchair basketball
Other sports	American football Australian rules football Backgammon British baseball ENG WAL Bog snorkelling Bowls ENG SCO WAL Caving Croquet Darts Fullbore Target Rifle Horse racing Kho-kho Kiteboarding Quadball Radio-controlled racing Sailing in schools Real Tennis Rugby league Smallbore Target Rifle
British Olympic Association British Paralympic Association Team GB Department for Culture, Media and Sport UK Sport Sport England Sport Northern Ireland Sportscotland Sport Wales Commonwealth Games England Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council Commonwealth Games Scotland Commonwealth Games Wales For some sports, Northern Ireland belongs to all-Irish governing bodies; for these, see Category:All-island sports governing bodies in Ireland.

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