Advocacy

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The IMRF plays a significant role in the development of international maritime SAR regulation and policy.

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Annual Meeting
Maritime SAR converges in Norway for the IMRF’s Annual Meeting 2023

More than 50 members of the IMRF community from over a dozen countries around the world gathered in Norway for this year's Annual Meeting.
MIGRATION AND SEARCH & RESCUE
#FutureSAR - Matthew Fader, Swedish Sea Rescue Society

Matthew Fader, International Search and Rescue Development Manager at the SSRS, gives his insights into climate change and how it is impacting SSRS’s SAR operations.

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.
People's Choice Award 2023
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The IMRF brings together and represents the world’s maritime search and rescue organisations, including voluntary and governmental organisations, as well as suppliers to the sector, to improve maritime SAR capabilities worldwide.
Basic Rescue Boat Operator Manual & Search Cards

This manual, together with the accompanying Rescue Boat Operator Search Cards, provides recommended best practice for any organisation looking at introducing basic training in Rescue Boat SAR operations.
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The IMRF brings together and represents the world’s maritime search and rescue organisations, including voluntary and governmental organisations, as well as suppliers to the sector, to improve maritime SAR capabilities worldwide.