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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.

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.