Providing aquatic recreation services including water safety, lifesaving and consultation for waterparks, pools and beaches

Life saving torpedo buoy

Historically the ILS Group’s team has experience in providing services including life saving to a number of high profile water parks and resorts throughout South Africa including Sun International, Tsogo Sun, u’Shaka Marine World, Mafunyane Water Park Old Mutual Property and Wild Waves Water Park at Wild Coast Sun.

 

Our management team commenced at the original water park, Waterworld in Durban when the Steyn developed the first water park in SA. From early beginnings our experience in the industry has spread nationally and to the Indian Ocean Island resorts and to water parks in the Middle East.

Over 70 years of combined experience in Life Saving

International Life Saving Training

Internationally our personnel have been used by a number of resort groups to train locals in the field of lifeguarding, provide rescue equipment and establish standard operating procedures specifically tailored to suit local conditions and company parameters. Previous projects include Sun International Mauritius (all hotels), Beachcomber Group Mauritius, Seychelles Lifesaving Brigade, Botswana Peermont Group, Namibia Lifesaving, Kerzner International at Aquaventure Water Park, Atlantis Palm Island, Dubai and Wild Wadi Waterpark (Jumeirah Group) also in Dubai UAE.

Tourism Development

In the tourism development stages in Dubai our management was associated with Wild Wadi, Jumeirah Beach where we sourced, trained and implemented 150 lifeguard, medic and management personnel. Aquaventure Water Park at Palm Island, Dubai contracted our management to source qualified manpower during set up and development prior to their opening. In 2020 our team was contracted to erect and manage a floating water park along the Red Sea coast in Saudi Arabia as a pilot project to develop tourism in the region.

 

And in South Africa

Our experienced management team have also been associated with the development and operation of Wild Waves Waterpark in the Eastern Cape as well the Riverside Mall Waterpark in Nelspruit.

Scope of services offered by ILS are listed below and form valuable insight from planning and development of water parks through to hands on operational services.

  • Insight into park development and concepts
  • Insight and recommendation of water park construction companies
  • Training of water park staff on guest safety, lifeguarding, first aid response and drowning prevention
  • Recruitment and deployment of lifeguards for waterparks and resorts worldwide
  • Provision of lifeguard uniforms and equipment
  • Provide custom SOP’s for water safety operation and training manuals
  • Insight into guest activities and potential experience
  • Advice on lockers, tube numbers, daily rental services and control mechanisms
  • Advice on “RFID wristband” operation and up sell incentives
  • Provide operational plans relative to park size, capacity to determine staffing numbers
  • Relative to above provide spec on lifeguard numbers, rotation points, security detail, cleaning deployment and front of house management
  • Advice on back of house facilities including chemical storage, lifeguard facilities, cleaners and security facilities.
  • Provide service level agreements for health and safety requirements
  • Provide routine in service training and audits to maintain operational standard
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