In 2019 We Have Welcomed the Following Members into the IMRF Community

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement
Emergency Response Team Seychelles (ERT)
Water Safety New Zealand Incorp (WSN)
HamiltonJet
The Britannia Steam Ship Insurance Association
Pickering Auxiliary Rescue Association
What3Words
Surf Life Saving Kariaotahi INC
Georgia MTA
Marine Offshore Safety Training
Surf Life Saving Kariaotahi INC

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Registration is now open for #SARyouOK? online workshop

Our first-ever #SARyouOK? workshop takes place on 26 April and registration is now open
European Lifeboat Crew Exchange Programme

The IMRF's European Lifeboat Crew Exchange Programme enables crew members from around the world to share ideas and experiences amongst their fellow maritime SAR organisations to improve capabilities and operational best practices
European Lifeboat Crew Exchange programme set to return in 2023

The programme is set to return in-person this year following several years of online webinars.
Blog: Captain Isa Noah Amwe, Lagos RMRCC, Nigeria

We talk to Captain Amwe, winner of the 2022 IMRF People’s Choice Award, about his passion for maritime SAR and his involvement to inspire the next generation of SAR personnel.

Registration is now open for #SARyouOK? online workshop

Our first-ever #SARyouOK? workshop takes place on 26 April and registration is now open
European Lifeboat Crew Exchange programme set to return in 2023

The programme is set to return in-person this year following several years of online webinars.
WMRC 2023 announces scholarship programme for developing nations

The scholarship programme will enable participants from SIDS and LDCs to attend, contribute to and benefit from the Congress in June.
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.
New study looks at SAR sensemaking during mass rescue exercises

A recent study undertaken by Germany’s DGzRS and Jönköping University studies the positioning of decision makers and their teams during mass-rescue exercises.
Cospas-Sarsat looking to boost SAR responsiveness and system knowledge

The international satellite distress programme is hoping to improve the response rate to distress alert communications of maritime SAR organisations around the world.
IMRF Bookshop Closes with immediate effect

We regret to announce that we have reluctantly decided to close the IMRF Bookshop with immediate effect.
Sustainability top of the agenda at WMRC 2023

From funding and operating greener SAR operations to monitoring the impact of maritime SAR on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, sustainability will be at the forefront on WMRC 2023
Getting back together: the IMRF’s impact in 2022

The IMRF takes a look back at the work it has achieved in 2022 as loosened pandemic-related restrictions meant the maritime SAR community could once again meet in person
Lifeboat fleet to be in full force at WMRC 2023

Next year’s WMRC is looking to display the international fleet of SAR lifeboats in Rotterdam

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.
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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.
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WMRC 2023 - Registration Open

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."
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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.
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The IMRF #WomenInSAR Initiative

The #WomenInSAR initiative aims to increase the representation of women in the maritime sector generally and to provide support for, and raise the profile of, women in the maritime SAR sector specifically.