International Maritime Rescue Federation

COVID–19 – Planning Checklist

The Main priorities for all SAR organisations are to minimise the risk of infection for all staff and volunteers and to continue to provide effective SAR and lifesaving services. These priorities should underpin all COVID-19 response planning. Read more
ChemSAR Manual Now Available

The ChemSAR project started when the Finnish Border Guard realised there was an information gap in this area. Enormous volumes of different chemicals are transported by sea every day and as a result there’s always a risk of a major incident. By the nature of the industry, maritime accidents are almost always international which highlights the need for common procedures and a basic level of global knowledge. Read more
Celebrating International Women’s Day …

Winner of the first IMRF’s #WomeninSAR Award 2019, Isobel Tugwell is a member of the Shoreham Lifeboat Crew, with the UK’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). Read more
Time to Recognise Maritime Search and Rescue Heroes

The 5th IMRF Awards are now open for nominations. “Every day around the world, maritime search and rescue (SAR) volunteers and professionals save lives at sea. It’s a tradition as old as anyone can remember and enshrined in international and maritime law – but we shouldn’t take it for granted” says Theresa Crossley, CEO International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF). Read more

Improving Maritime SAR Capability Worldwide

The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) brings the world's maritime SAR organisations together.

#WomenInSAR

Welcome to WMRC 2019 from Kitack Lim, Secretary General of The International Maritime Organization - 17 June 2019 #WomenInSAR

Global SAR Information

The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) supports and facilitates global SAR development.

Sharing SAR Information

One of the IMRF’s core functions is to share information of use to the global SAR community.

Our Impact

494	Crew Members	Over 519 Crew Members have participated and Trained in the European Crew Exchange from 2012 to 2019
295	x 100 - Visits	The MRO Website, including the MRO Resources Library, had in total 29514 visits in the whole of 2018
113	IMRF Members	The IMRF has 113 Members from 54 countries (2018)

Upcoming events

European Lifeboat Crew Exchange - 19-26 September 2020

The European Lifeboat Crew Exchange was initiated in 2012 to bring together volunteers from European lifeboat organisations to train together, hosted by the participating groups, and it continues to be a success and grow. Read more
Start: 19^th September, 2020 at 12:00am

End: 26^th September, 2020 at 12:00am

Published: 14^th February, 2020

Updated: 6^th March, 2020

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IMRF Awards 2020

The IMRF Awards 2020 Ceremony will be held at the HQS Wellington - Victoria Embankment, London, WC2 on the 7th October 2020. Read more
Start: 7^th October, 2020 at 12:00pm

End: 7^th October, 2020 at 3:00pm

Published: 13^th February, 2020

Updated: 19^th February, 2020

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Location: HQS Wellington, Victoria Embankment, London, WC2 HQS Wellington Victoria Embankment London WC2 HQS Wellington, Victoria Embankment, London, WC2
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The European Regional Development Meeting: 14-15 October 2020 in Reykjavík, Iceland

The European Regional Development Meeting 2020 will be held from 14-15 October 2020 in Reykjavík, Iceland. Read more
Start: 14^th October, 2020 at 9:00am

End: 15^th October, 2020 at 12:00am

Published: 12^th February, 2020

Updated: 26^th February, 2020

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Fifth Mass Rescue Operations Conference – Dates Announced

The dates of the much-anticipated fifth IMRF Mass Rescue Operations Conference have been announced. Read more
Start: 13^th June, 2021 at 12:00am

End: 15^th June, 2021 at 12:00am

Published: 1^st April, 2020

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Location: Talattagatan 24, Gothenburg, 42676 Talattagatan 24 Gothenburg 42676 Talattagatan 24, Gothenburg, 42676
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Latest news

Italy Establishes National Observatory on Drowning

This article follows on from a presentation given by Romano Grandi from Italy’s Società Nazionale di Salvamento (SNS) at the IMRF European Regional Meeting in Dubrovnik in October 2019. Read more
Fifth Mass Rescue Operations Conference – Dates Announced

The dates of the much-anticipated fifth IMRF Mass Rescue Operations Conference have been announced. Read more
IMRF Holds joint North West and West Africa SAR Committee Meeting and ‘train the trainer’ course

Earlier this month, the IMRF and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held a meeting of the combined regional search and rescue (SAR) committees from the IMO’s North West and West Africa Regions. The meeting took place from 3-6 March 2020 in Morocco. Read more
IMRF Holds On-Scene Coordinator Training for IMO Africa Regions

The IMRF, in conjunction with the International Maritime Organization (IMO), has held a course covering on-scene coordination for maritime search and rescue (SAR) organisations, with representatives from three of the five IMO Africa regions attending. Read more

IMRF Blog

Celebrating International Women’s Day …

Winner of the first IMRF’s #WomeninSAR Award 2019, Isobel Tugwell is a member of the Shoreham Lifeboat Crew, with the UK’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). Read more
Jared Blows: Representing the IMRF at the IMO

The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) is the only maritime search and rescue non-governmental organisation that has consultative status at the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO). Read more
The First of a Regular Blog for the IMRF

As the first of a regular blog for the IMRF, this month we have interviewed Dean Lawrence, IMRF Chairman. Read more

Improving Maritime SAR Capability Worldwide

Our Impact

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