IMO Documents

Medical

Guidance Available for Purchase


		The main text of this Pocket Guide is available in Circular MSC.1/Circ.1185/Rev.1: see list of Circulars.

IMO Circulars

	MSC/Circ.960 - Medical Assistance at Sea
	MSC/Circ.1042 - List of Contents of the “Emergency Medical Kit/Bag” and Medical Consideration for Its Use on Ro-Ro Passenger Ships not Normally Carrying a Medical Doctor
	MSC/Circ.1105 - Guidance on Responsibility and Liability Issues Related to the Use of the Emergency Medical Kit/Bag and Evaluation of Its Use in Emergency Incidents
	MSC/Circ.1172 - Identification of Passenger Ships, Other than Ro-Ro Passenger Ships, Which Should benefit from Being Equipped with the Emergency Medical Kit/Bag
	MSC.1/Circ.1185/Rev.1 - Guide for Cold Water Survival
	MSC.1/Circ.1218 - Guidance on Exchange of Medical Information Between Telemedical Assistance Services (TMAS) Involved in International SAR Operations

IMRF Forward Look Webinar - 25 January 2023 - Full Webinar

The IMRF kicked off the year with its Forward Look Webinar, which took a deep-dive into how the organisation is set to continue its vital role, in coordination with its members, to improve maritime search and rescue (SAR) capability worldwide.
IMRF Forward Look webinar highlights ambitious plans for 2023

The IMRF shared its exciting plans for the next 12 months in its most recent webinar.
#SARyouOK? - David Jardine Smith, former IMRF MRO Project Manager

David Jardine-Smith talks from personal experience to the IMRF about the importance of mental health and safety awareness in SAR organisations, regardless of your role in the SAR ecosystem.
Blog: How the NSRI's Survival Swimming Centres are saving lives in South Africa

We speak to Andrew Ingram, the NSRI’s Drowning Prevention Manager, about how the organisation’s innovative swimming centres provides complimentary swimming lessons in remote settings.

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

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.
MRO Home
The IMRF & Our Mission
WMRC - 2023 - Registration Open and Abstract Submission

The fifth World Maritime Rescue Congress will be held from 18–20 June 2023 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The Congress theme is: "Towards Sustainable Maritime SAR – Building on our History to Secure our Future."
Staff
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.
Join Our Mailing Lists
Contact Us
#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.