Lifesaving is the act involving rescue , resuscitation and first aid . It often refers to water safety and aquatic rescue; however, it could include ice rescue, flood and river rescue, swimming pool rescue and other emergency medical services . Lifesaving also refers to sport where lifesavers compete based on skills, technique, speed and teamwork. Lifesaving activities specialized in oceanic environment is called surf lifesaving or coastal lifesaving.
24-676: Life Saving Victoria is an Australian life saving organisation formed in 2002 from a merger of the Victorian Branch of the Royal Life Saving Society Australia and Surf Life Saving Victoria . Life Saving Victoria works to prevent drownings and other water related deaths and injuries in Victoria. Life Saving Victoria teaches local communities in Victoria about water safety, swimming and resuscitation . It also provides surf life saving services and patrols for beaches across
48-546: A list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Bittern&oldid=1052502743 " Categories : Set index articles on ships Royal Navy ship names Hidden categories: Use dmy dates from September 2017 Use British English from September 2017 Articles with short description Short description
72-414: A flat calm was and hard to spot. On Wednesday 12 September 1804, the log of HMS Victory , recorded a unique rescue at sea, "Moderate Breezes and hazy, shifted the main sails, at 9 tacked at 9.55 James Archibald, Seaman fell overboard, downed Cutter and got him safe in, being saved by Mr. Edward Flin masters mate, jumping overboard after him." Edward Flin's action was witnessed by Lord Horatio Nelson, who
96-650: A national lifeboat service manned by trained crews, but received little response from the Admiralty . However, on appealing to the more philanthropic members of London society, the plans were adopted and, with the help of two members of Parliament ( Robert Wilson and George Hibbert ), the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck was founded in 1824. One of the Institution's first rescues
120-525: Is primarily known as the world authority and head in the global effort to "prevent drowning and regroups national life saving organisations/federations aiming at improving water safety, water rescue, lifesaving and lifeguarding and lifesaving sport ". Surf lifesaving developed in Australia and is often simply called "lifesaving". It focuses on drowning prevention and rescue in a coastal setting. General lifesaving does not limit its activities to beaches - its aim
144-481: Is the most common form of life saving. CPR can be easily understood through this simplified table. All collapsed victims should be carefully assessed to decide what emergency care is needed. This method of assessment is known as DRSABCD, this method is explained in the following table. HMS Bittern Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bittern , after
168-441: Is to promote water safety around ponds, lakes, rivers, pools, in the home, at school and in any other applicable environments. This is why landlocked countries like Switzerland, Austria, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Serbia, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic and Slovakia, are also full members of ILS. Lifesavers are volunteers and usually stationed at a club house. They provide training for lifesaver/lifeguard qualifications as well as educating
192-659: The Royal Life Saving Society was created to affiliate British and Irish lifesaving and lifeguarding clubs. It expanded its operations to Canada and Australia in 1894. In 1913 the DLRG was founded in Germany. The first international lifesaving conference was held in Marseilles , France in 1878, but it was not until 1910 that the first international lifesaving organisation, FIS (Fédération Internationale de Sauvetage Aquatique),
216-533: The 2nd Cutter all search proving ineffectual" Herman Melville , who joined the USS United States in Oahu, as an Ordinary Seaman, later used this incident in his novel White Jacket . There David Black becomes “Bungs” a man ironically charged with maintaining the frigate’s cork life-buoys; and is said to have exclaimed “I will never go a loft, and don’t intend to fall overboard.” Melville adds the next day Black fell over
240-735: The Guidelines for Safer Pool Operations (GSPO) and facilitate public awareness and response to supervision of children and young people through the Watch Around Water program currently present in Aquatic facilities throughout the state. The Pool Safety Department has also launched the Victorian Public Pools Register, designed to provide an overview of services, features and safety standards at local facilities. Life Saving Victoria provides education and training programs to all members of
264-473: The bird, the bittern : HMS Bittern (1796) was an 18-gun sloop launched in 1796 and sold in 1833. HMS Bittern (1840) was a 12-gun brig launched in 1840 and sold in 1860. HMS Bittern (1861) was to have been a wood screw sloop . She was ordered in 1861, but construction was cancelled in 1864. HMS Bittern (1869) was a wood screw gunvessel launched in 1869 and sold in 1887. HMS Bittern (1897)
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#1732855516258288-460: The community offering public and private courses. Candidates are trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first aid, pool lifeguard, teacher of swimming and water safety and additional courses accessible to members of surf lifesaving clubs. Life Saving Victoria has specialist departments who provide education programs such as Open Water Learning Experience (OWLE) programs, Swim & Survive, and specialist courses targeted towards various user groups in
312-433: The community such as CALD programming, Grey Medallion programs and Professional Development to connect and strengthen industry known as Blue Connections. Life saving Those who participate in lifesaving activities as a volunteer are called lifesavers, and those who are employed to professionally perform lifesaving activities are called lifeguards . In the early nineteenth century, most seamen did not swim; swimming
336-470: The general public. Lifesaving has become a growing sport in many countries. The sport can be contested in swimming pools or on beaches in the surf, each being a separate discipline of the sport. Lifesaving is one of the official sports of The World Games , a quadrennial multi-sport event for sports and disciplines that are not in the Olympic programme. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation , otherwise known as CPR
360-404: The peak-summer period, mid-week patrols may be conducted by paid lifeguards. All lifesavers have a minimum qualification of at least the lower level Surf Rescue Certificate (SRC) or the higher level Bronze Medallion which includes training on rescue techniques, resuscitation and first aid. The next level up after Bronze is the silver medallion award, consisting of three different silver awards. After
384-502: The safety of waterway users. The Pool Safety Department within Life Saving Victoria assist in consulting on matters relating to pool safety including facility design, safe operation, supervision, critical incident management and general management consultancy throughout Health, Aquatics and Sporting Industry and to councils, organisations and private operators. The Pool Safety Department provide expert recommendations in line with
408-692: The side and after a five hour search the frigate resumed course. The first life saving organization, the Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck , was established in England in 1824 by Sir William Hillary . While living on the Isle of Man in 1808, he became aware of the treacherous nature of the Irish Sea , with many ships being wrecked around the Manx coast. He soon drew up plans for
432-472: The silver is the Gold Medallion award the highest level of volunteer qualification. Life Saving Victoria also has several resources to respond to emergencies. Life Saving Victoria operates two helicopters, funded by Westpac , which patrol beaches during summer and have the capacity to rescue swimmers. Life Saving Victoria also operate IRB rescue boats, off shore rescue boats and rescue water crafts to ensure
456-409: The state. Life Saving Victoria is an emergency support agency to Victoria Police for water based emergencies. Life Saving Victoria has a network of life saving clubs across the state. There are currently 57 life saving clubs in Victoria. Life saving clubs conduct patrols which are run by 26,000 volunteers. Patrols are conducted from November - April every summer on weekends and public holidays. During
480-413: Was an Avon -class destroyer launched in 1897 and sunk in a collision in 1918. HMS Bittern was to have been a Bittern -class sloop, but she was renamed HMS Enchantress before her launch. HMS Bittern (L07) was a Bittern -class sloop, launched in 1937 and sunk in 1940. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] List of ships with the same or similar names This article includes
504-575: Was founded. In 1971 Australia, Great Britain, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States founded another international organization called World Life Saving (WLS). FIS and WLS merged into a new organisation, International Life Saving Federation (ILS) in 1993 with its headquarters in Leuven , Belgium. The International Life Saving Federation ( ILS ) was established on 27 March 1910 in Paris, France. The ILS
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#1732855516258528-409: Was not a considered a recreational sport. Working aloft or trimming sails was always dangerous as just one single misjudged step could send a man crashing to the deck or over the side. Normally the odds of rescue were slim to none at all. Typically sailing vessels could not change sails or lower a boat quickly nor did their crews practice rescue maneuvers. Additionally a drowning man in anything more than
552-753: Was of the packet St George , which had foundered on Conister Rock at the entrance to Douglas Harbour . Hillary took part in the successful operation and everyone was ultimately rescued. Thirty years later the Institution's title was changed to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and the first of the new lifeboats to be built was stationed at Douglas in recognition of Hillary's work. Similar services were established in other countries, in Belgium (1838), Denmark (1848), United States (1848), Sweden (1856), France (1865), Germany (1885), Turkey (1868), Russia (1872), Italy (1879) and Spain (1880). In 1891
576-536: Was so impressed by Flin's heroic action, that he promoted him on the spot to Lieutenant in HMS Bittern . On 4 October 1843 a similar mishap was recorded in a log entry of the frigate USS United States (1797) . "From 4 to 8 moderate breezes and clear weather at 5.22 David Black (Cooper) fell overboard, hove to with maintop sail to the mast and sent the Barge & 2nd Cutter in search of him... At 1030 hove to and hoisted up
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