The organisation became member of ILS end 1995.

The organisation’s tasks are the education of the population about the potential danger in water and under water through: lectures in schools, councils through the media, training schools for those who do not know to swim, brochures, pamphlets and so on.

The duties of the Council are:

• training of staff for water safety through courses and seminars
• provision of rescuers for all the lakes and rivers in Macedonia and marking the beaches with swimming signs
• struggle for implementing a state law for water safety
• co-operation with the police and army for training of their personnel
• co-operation with authorities being responsible for the management of the lakes and rivers
• preparation for, and publication of a water safety manual
• co-operation with counterpart organisations from other countries
• co-operation with ILS