IMRF Blog

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  HamiltonJet - Member Profile

  The IMRF has 113 members from 54 countries around the world. Our members might be large or small, newly-formed or long-established. Sometimes our members are charities, private or public agencies, supporting organisations and industries. Still, they are all welcome and we all work to develop and improve maritime search and rescue (SAR) capacity around the world. In the first of a regular feature, we’ve talked to one of our new members to find out more about what they do and what that means fo Read more

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  #WomenInSAR Blog - Part 1 - Managing Lifeboat Operations Across British Columbia

  #WomenInSAR blog  The Royal Canadian Maritime Search and Rescue (RCMSAR) is the volunteer based organization that operates more than 30 marine rescue stations on the British Columbia coast and in the B.C. Interior. From Vancouver’s busy harbour to the remote waters of the North Coast, RCMSAR volunteer crews are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, ready to respond to marine emergencies. They conduct, on average, 800 marine rescues every year. Read more

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  The Chairman of the IMRF Awards Judges Explains What They Look For …

  While the award ceremony for the IMRF Awards 2020 have been postponed until 2021 because of  COVID-19, it’s still a good time to submit a nomination while the details are fresh in your mind… Read more

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  Interview blog: Bruce Sandmann, National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) South Africa

  Bruce is a full-time Training Officer with NSRI in South Africa, but he has also taken part in some of the IMRF’s international work, recently helping to deliver the Train the Trainer course on rescue boat handling in Rabat, Morocco. We’ve asked him to tell us more about his role and the international training work he’s undertaken. Read more