“ Uniting the world's rescuers”
The
International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) (originally
The International Lifeboat Federation) brings
the world's maritime search and rescue organisations together in one truly global and internationally well-accredited body. IMRF's member organisations, from over 65 different countries, openly share their life saving-ideas, technologies and experiences and freely cooperate with one another to achieve their common humanitarian aim:
"Preventing loss of life in the world's waters".
“ Proviving life saving assistance”
Maritime emergency search and rescue services are provided
free of charge to those in need. Without a direct revenue stream from their work, maritime search and rescue organisations
depend heavily on external funding to maintain these
vital life saving services: either on scarce government funding, or, in many cases, on the charitable generosity of the public at large. By cooperating, through IMRF, with their fellow rescue organisations around the world, they can cost effectively share the common burden of developing rescue capability to meet ever growing challenges, while learning from the ideas and experiences of others.
“ Helping those in need”
More importantly, the International Maritime Rescue Federation uses its unique global position and channels the collective expertise and available resources of its members in support those who are struggling, in dire circumstances, to establish basic rescue capacity around the world, thus preventing the loss of thousands of lives each year in some of the world's poorest regions.
