IMRF Maritime Mass Rescue Operations Subject-Matter Expert Course 2024 Programme DAY 1 0900 Introduction Welcome, introductions, and logistics Course structure & outcomes 0930 The Black Swan Theory – What is an MRO? 1000 Discussion: Characteristic of an MRO 1030 Coffee 1100 Initial actions for responding to an MRO: This will be scenario based. Students will form into groups and develop strategies for initial actions. Each group will brief out their strategies. Each group will choose the scenario of their choosing. (e.g. Ferry / Cruise ship sinking, Commercial Airplane ditching, etc.) 1300 Lunch 1400 Initial Action Briefings. 1500 Coffee 1530 On Scene Response actions: Groups will develop plan of action for on scene response and discuss roles or SAR Coordination, SAR Mission Coordinator, On Scene Coordinator, and other available resources that will be responding. 1650 Summary of day 1 1700 End of day 1 DAY 2 0900 Recap of day 1 & any questions arising overnight 0915 On Scene Response Group Briefings. 1100 Coffee 1130 Landing Site Management Groups will develop strategies for Landing Site management, to include the necessary actions to be taken for the arrival of survivors to said Landing Site. 1300 Lunch 1400 Landing Site Group Briefings. 1530 Summary of day 2 1600 End of day 2 DAY 3 0900 Recap of day 2 & any questions arising overnight 0915 Case Studies on MROs (Best Practices / Lessons Learned 1030 Coffee 1230 Lunch 1330 Keys to Develop an MRO plan 1330 How to exercise the Plan 1430 Closing discussion, including key take-aways 1515 Closing ceremony: certificate presentation 1545 End of course Manage Cookie Preferences