Global SAR Development - Africa

The IMRF supports and facilitates global SAR development.

The IMRF in collaboration with the IMO since 2012 is working to develop maritime SAR resources and capability across Africa.

The IMRF work complements IMO funded initiatives, by working with Maritime Administrations, MRCCs and MRSCs to identify development needs and provide specialist programmes of training, knowledge-sharing and international networking.

Please see the infographic below to see our key achievements from 2017-2020.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic the IMRF is now developing and piloting online training, to continue to develop SAR capability across Africa.

For more details on this project, please contact Caroline Jupe at [email protected].

IMRF Africa Infographic

Or download the IMRF Africa Infographic

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The IMRF’s #WomenInSAR Initiative … Three Years On

On the first International Day for Women in Maritime, we take a look back at all the work the IMRF has done since it launched the #WomenInSAR initiative in June 2019.
The IMRF’s #WomenInSAR Initiative … Three Years On

On the first International Day for Women in Maritime, we take a look back at all the work the IMRF has done since it launched the #WomenInSAR initiative in June 2019.
Blog: Martina Capriotti, Italian Federation of Aquatic Rescue (FISA) and Delegate at the Upcoming IMRF #WomenInSAR Training and Seminar

We talk to Martina Capriotti, a water rescue trainer and board member of the Italian Federation of Aquatic Rescue (FISA), about the IMRF’s upcoming International #WomenInSAR training and seminar, as well as the role of women in modern SAR operations.
Blog: Why Gender Balance in Maritime SAR Matters

Caroline Jupe, IMRF’s Head of Fundraising & Projects, sits down with Jori Nordström from the Finnish Lifeboat Institution and Michael Vlasto, former IMRF Chair and Chair of the IMRF Awards committee, to discuss why gender balance matters in maritime search and rescue (SAR).

Chapter 20: The On Scene Coordinator

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Chapter 19: The SAR Mission Coordinator

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Chapter 17: Command, Control & Coordination

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Be part of the international NGO that is working to improve global maritime SAR capability. IMRF Members support each other and share knowledge, experience, expertise and innovations through the programme of webinars, conferences, meetings, forums and other activities.
Chapter 28: Exercises and Drills

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Chapter 18: The SAR Coordinator

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