AdventureSmart

The AdventureSmart website is designed to provide free general information to enable you to fully research the activities you may wish to undertake and participate safely, mainly in Jet Skiing, Kayaking & Canoeing, Parasailing & Parascending, Powerboating, Rafting, Sailing, Sea Kayaking, Waka Ama, Waterskiing and Whitewater Kayaking.

The AdventureSmart website is funded and administrated by the New Zealand Search & Rescue Council (NZSAR).

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IMRF launches its #SARyouOK? initiative

The IMRF has launched its #SARyouOK? initiative in a bid to promote awareness and further breakdown the stigma that is attached to mental health and wellbeing issues faced by those working in the maritime SAR sector.
#SARyouOK?

From those working on the front-line to those working behind the scenes, maritime SAR personnel encounter unique challenges and stresses in their line of work.
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IMRF launches its #SARyouOK? initiative

The IMRF has launched its #SARyouOK? initiative in a bid to promote awareness and further breakdown the stigma that is attached to mental health and wellbeing issues faced by those working in the maritime SAR sector.
IMRF announces nomination shortlist for this year’s IMRF Awards

The IMRF has announced the finalists for this year’s IMRF Awards, recognising volunteer and professional SAR personnel from around the world.
HamiltonJet returns to sponsor the IMRF's #WomenInSAR Award

Global waterjet technology developer HamiltonJet is once again sponsoring this year’s #WomenInSAR award to promote diversity within maritime SAR
Women take centre stage at the IMRF’s first-ever #WomenInSAR event

The IMRF held its first-ever #WomenInSAR Training & Seminar Event as part of our initiative to raise the representation of women in the maritime SAR sector
#WomenInSAR Training & Seminar 2022 - Gallery

#WomenInSAR Training & Seminar 2022 - Gallery
Inmarsat launches new maritime safety report

Inmarsat has launched a new maritime safety report to help steer shipping toward a safer future.
Save the date for the IMRF 2022 European Regional Meeting

Our European Regional Meeting will take place online in two sessions on 19 October 2022 and 10 November 2022.
Utilising the IMRF’s Pandemic Guidance in a post-pandemic world

The IMRF’s Pandemic Guidance document is available for all SAR organisations to develop their own framework for operating during a pandemic or global health emergency
SAR organisations share experiences at this year’s G5 MRO conference

This year’s G5 conference, which took place in June in Gothenburg, Sweden, gave SAR organisations from around the world the opportunity to share best practices and experiences on tackling MROs.
From G1 to G5: How SAR continues to tackle MROs

During this year’s G5 Mass Rescue Conference in Sweden, David Jardine-Smith, former IMRF MRO Project Manager, spoke about the importance of the IMRF’s ‘G’ series of conferences in improving global mass rescue capabilities.

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.
Join the IMRF

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.
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The IMRF & Our Mission
MRO Home
Dean Storey, Assistant Commissioner NSW State Emergency Service tells us a bit about his background and his career up to this point

The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) is an emergency and rescue service dedicated to assisting the community. It is a volunteer-based organisation providing emergency assistance to the people of NSW 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
Staff
#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.
IMO Meeting Reports & Various
IDRA-ILS-IMRF: COVID-19 Drowning Resuscitation Guidance Published

Resuscitation of the drowned person in the era of COVID-19 disease: A common ground for recommendations, identification of research needs and a global call to action