Where did the United States Lifesaving Service work? What did it do? What historic place could you study to answer these questions? Objective 1. Understand why the Federal Government took an active role in protecting mariners by creating the U.S. Lifesaving Service; 2. Explain the nature of duty in the U.S.L.S.S., including the daily routine and rescue activities; 3. Describe how the U.S.L.S.S. was perceived by some of the Atlantic Coast sailors whose lives were saved; 4. Examine modern rescue methods in their community and to compare them to U.S. Lifesaving Service operations. Background Time Duration: 90 Minutes.