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¡Se Ha Acordado La Primera Resolución de la Onu Sobre La Prevención Mundial de Los Ahogamientos! El 25 de julio de 2021.

James Vaughan, consejero de la IMRF y Director Internacional de la RNLI, escribe sobre la primera resolución de la ONU sobre la Prevención global de Ahogamientos, y explica lo que significa para los miembros de la IMRF y cómo podemos conmemorar el primer Día Internacional de Prevención de Ahogamientos el 25 de julio de 2021.
Titanic: ¿Que Pasaría si se Hundiera Hoy? Grabación del Webinar - 15 de Abril de 2021

El 15 de abril de 2021, Navigate Response, IMRF, MarineTraffic, IUMI y UK P&I Club se unieron para discutir qué sería diferente (y qué podría ser lo mismo) si el Titanic se hundiera hoy.
Guía de Respuesta a Pandemias Para Organizaciones de Búsqueda y Rescate Marítimos

Con el apoyo de Lloyd’s Register Foundation, la IMRF ha desarrollado una Guía de respuesta ante pandemias para organizaciones de búsqueda y rescate marítimo (SAR) que se puede utilizar como base para planificar y prestar servicios SAR marítimos en futuras pandemias o emergencias sanitarias importantes.

The First-Ever UN Resolution on Global Drowning Prevention Has Been Agreed!

James Vaughan, IMRF Trustee and International Director of the RNLI, writes about the first ever UN resolution on global drowning prevention and explains what it means for IMRF members and how we can mark the first International Day of Drowning Prevention on 25 July 2021.
A New Initiative for World Maritime Day – 30 September 2021

The IMO Secretary General, Mr Kitack Lim, has announced a new initiative to mark the World Maritime theme each year, beginning with the theme for 2021, "Seafarers: at the core of shippingʹs future.”
New Technological Solutions to Reducing Damage and Theft of Ringbuoys

“A stolen ringbuoy is a stolen life” - John Leech, Chief Executive, Water Safety Ireland, tells us about an exciting project aimed at reducing theft of lifesaving ringbuoys.
IMRF Awards 2020/21

Michael Vlasto, Chair of the IMRF Awards Judging Panel 2021, writes about the importance of recognising SAR achievements in challenging times.
Titanic: What If She Sank Today? Webinar Recording - 15 April 2021

On 15 April 2021 Navigate Response, IMRF, MarineTraffic, IUMI and UK P&I Club joined together to discuss what would be different (and what might be the same) if the Titanic sank today.
#WomenInSAR Report Launch - 8 March 2021 - Webinar Recording

IMRF launched its eagerly awaited #WomenInSAR Report at a webinar to mark International Women's Day, 8 March 2021.
#WomenInSAR Report

As part of our #WomenInSAR Initiative, in October 2020 we launched our #WomenInSAR survey. We had over 1600 responses from across the globe.
Pandemic Response Guidance for Maritime SAR Organisations - Webinar Recording - 24 February 2021

At a webinar held on the 24 February 2021, the IMRF launched its Pandemic Response Guidance Manual. The manual has been produced with support from the Lloyd’s Register Foundation.
Pandemic Response Guidance for Maritime Search and Rescue Organisations

The IMRF has now developed a guidance manual that could be used as the basis for planning and delivering maritime SAR services in pandemics.
The IMRF’s First #WomenInSAR Webinar

In January 2021 the IMRF held the first #WomenInSAR webinar. The speakers were Theresa Crossley, CEO, IMRF, Julie-Anne Wood, Assistant Director Policy, Standards & International, UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency and Jess Shield, Marketing Executive, RNLI.

Chapter 20: The On Scene Coordinator
Chapter 19: The SAR Mission Coordinator
Chapter 17: Command, Control & Coordination
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.
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Be part of the international NGO that is working to improve global maritime SAR capability. IMRF Members support each other and share knowledge, experience, expertise and innovations through the programme of webinars, conferences, meetings, forums and other activities.
IMRF Awards 2021 - Nomination Form
IMRF Holds First All-Women SAR Training to Address Gender Imbalance

As part of its ongoing #WomenInSAR initiative and supporting the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) theme of empowering women, the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) has held its first all-women maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) training in Morocco.
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STOP PRESS - G5 Conference - NEW DATE!

In the light of the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF), in consultation with ...
SAR Matters: Defining Distress Continued ...

People known to be in distress need to be rescued, of course – and the SAR community knows that this concept must also be extended to those believed to be in distress, and to those who, while not yet in distress, will become so if help is not provided to them in the meantime.