WHAT WE DO
SLSS is an unique organisation that takes up different roles in the society. We are a Charity Organisation, a member of the National Council of Social Service and a National Sports Association (NSA) under Sports Singapore.
Our role encompasses providing guidelines and policies for drowning prevention, educating the public on water safety knowledge, training and certifying individuals with lifesaving skills, and promoting lifesaving sport.
Our objectives
- To promote technical education in aquatic life saving, first aid, oxygen administration and resuscitation;
- To promote adoption of swimming and life saving as a Branch instruction in schools, colleges and higher educational institutes;
- To encourage floating, diving, plunging and such other swimming arts as would be of assistance to a person endeavouring to save life;
- To arrange and promote public lectures, demonstrations and competitions and to form classes, instructions, so as to bring about a widespread and thorough knowledge of the Principles which underlie the Art of Natation;
- To promote, assist in and develop aquatic skills programmes suitable for individuals with special disabilities;
- The objectives of the Society are to be carried out in Singapore.
Drowning Prevention
These shocking statistics, from the World Health Organisation’s 2014 Global Report on Drowning, show the scale of the problem throughout the world – especially in poorer countries where people are in daily contact with water for work, transport and agriculture.
Prevention is essential, as when someone starts to drown, the outcome is often fatal. Survival usually depends on the speed of removal from the water and how quickly proper resuscitation can take place. So embedding basic swimming and lifesaving education, skills and leadership can make a real difference to communities around the world.
Lifesaving Sport
Lifesaving Sport is not only a highly competitive and dynamic international sport, but also a vehicle for engaging young people in lifesaving and our humanitarian goal to prevent drowning. Lifesaving sport is used at the grassroots to keep lifesavers and lifeguards fit and to keep practising their skills and provides the opportunity to improve on techniques.
Originally developed to improve the physical and mental agility of lifeguards, lifesaving sport has grown into an international competitive swimming discipline that tests fitness, rescue and first aid skills.
