RBG - Part 2

The Rescue Boat Guidelines - Part 2 is available in PDF format. You can download Part 2 below.

Rescue Boat Guidelines - Code Parts - Part 2

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IMRF Awards 2021 - Nomination Form
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.”
Lifeboat Crew Exchange 2021 - Webinars - 22 & 24 September 2021

This year, the Lifeboat Crew Exchange will once again have to be virtual.
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.

Chapter 20: The On Scene Coordinator
Chapter 17: Command, Control & Coordination
Chapter 19: The SAR Mission Coordinator
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.
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.
IMRF Fundraising & Communications Skills-Share Webinar – 16 June 2021

The IMRF is pleased to announce that our biennial Fundraising & Communications Skills-Share will be held virtually on 16 June 2021.
MEDEVAC de Enfermos COVID-19 a Bordo de Crucero

Jorge Diena, Consejero de la IMRF, nos envió este documento preparado por el Capitan de Fragata (CG) Artigas Zorrilla y la Teniente de Navío (MED) Ana Mieres, explicando lo sucedido cuando la Armada Uruguaya recibió un llamado de emergencia de un crucero, requiriendo asistencia para un pasajero con dificultades respiratorias.
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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 ...