COVID-19 is affecting all aspects of society across the globe, including SAR organisations and others who have to deal with drowning victims. Currently, if a non-immunised person starts mouth-to-mouth ventilation on a drowned casualty, the chances of the rescuer becoming infected with COVID-19 are very high and the risk of that rescuer subsequently becoming severely ill - or even dying – are unknown. Read more
The IMRF has 113 members from 54 countries around the world. Our member organisations might be large or small, newly formed or long established. Some members are charities, others are private or public agencies, supporting organisations or industries. We’ve talked to The Latvian Beach Lifesaving Association to find out more about their work and the challenges they face. Read more
This article follows on from a presentation given by Romano Grandi from Italy’s Società Nazionale di Salvamento (SNS) at the IMRF European Regional Meeting in Dubrovnik in October 2019. Read more
The dates of the much-anticipated fifth IMRF Mass Rescue Operations Conference have been announced. Read more
Earlier this month, the IMRF and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held a meeting of the combined regional search and rescue (SAR) committees from the IMO’s North West and West Africa Regions. The meeting took place from 3-6 March 2020 in Morocco. Read more
The IMRF, in conjunction with the International Maritime Organization (IMO), has held a course covering on-scene coordination for maritime search and rescue (SAR) organisations, with representatives from three of the five IMO Africa regions attending. Read more
The Main priorities for all SAR organisations are to minimise the risk of infection for all staff and volunteers and to continue to provide effective SAR and lifesaving services. These priorities should underpin all COVID-19 response planning. Read more
Las principales prioridades para todas las organizaciones SAR son minimizar el riesgo de infección para todo el personal y los voluntarios, y continuar proporcionando servicios eficaces de SAR y salvavidas. Estas prioridades deben apuntalar toda la planificación de respuesta de COVID-19. Read more
В октябре делегаты от членов организаций IMRF со всей Европы собрались на ежегодную Европейскую региональную встречу. Приглашающей стороной в этом году выступил Директорат морской безопасности Министерства моря, транспорта и инфраструктуры Хорватии, встреча проходила в Valamar Lacroma отеле в Дубровнике 15 октября 2019 года. Все делегаты были также приглашены на Международную Конференцию по поиску и спасанию 14 октября. Read more
Члены IMRF на 4-годичном генеральном заседании 18 июня 2019 года в Ванкувере избрали новый Совет попечителей. Это заседание прошло в рамках 4-го Международного конгресса по морскому спасанию, который собирает вместе специалистов спасателей и разработчиков спасательного снаряжения и оборудования со всего мира. Read more
Объединенная рабочая группа (JWG) технических агентств ООН Организации гражданской авиации и Международной морской организации провела очередную ежегодную встречу для детального обсуждения SAR вопросов. Read more
The ChemSAR project started when the Finnish Border Guard realised there was an information gap in this area. Enormous volumes of different chemicals are transported by sea every day and as a result there’s always a risk of a major incident. By the nature of the industry, maritime accidents are almost always international which highlights the need for common procedures and a basic level of global knowledge. Read more
Dear Member, At this time of unprecedented disruption, I wanted to send you a personal note as we all face the effects of COVID-19. If we haven’t already been affected, it is inevitable that everyone will be touched by it to some extent, whether it is in our work, our organisation or our own family and friends. Read more
Due to the COVID-19 (Corona) Virus, our book supplier IMO Publishing is temporary closed. This means that IMO hard copy books are temporary unavailable. Read more
Winner of the first IMRF’s #WomeninSAR Award 2019, Isobel Tugwell is a member of the Shoreham Lifeboat Crew, with the UK’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). Read more
The 5th IMRF Awards are now open for nominations. “Every day around the world, maritime search and rescue (SAR) volunteers and professionals save lives at sea. It’s a tradition as old as anyone can remember and enshrined in international and maritime law – but we shouldn’t take it for granted” says Theresa Crossley, CEO International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF). Read more
The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) is the only maritime search and rescue non-governmental organisation that has consultative status at the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO). Read more
The IMRF in conjunction with the IMO held a search and rescue (SAR) administration and management training course in December 2019, in Rabat Morocco. Read more
As the first of a regular blog for the IMRF, this month we have interviewed Dean Lawrence, IMRF Chairman. Read more
The International Maritime Rescue Federation has launched a new Basic Rescue Boat Operator Manual, a vital best practice guide for any SAR rescue organisation. Read more
In December 2019 the IMRF and the IMO held The East Africa SAR Regional Meeting, hosted by the Tanzania Shipping Agencies Corporation (TASAC) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and including SAR professionals from Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, and the Seychelles. Read more
IMRF Mass Rescue Operation - Subject-Matter Expert Course Application & Registration Procedure Read more
En octubre, delegados de las organizaciones miembro de la IMRF de toda Europa asistieron a la Reunión Anual Europea de Desarrollo Regional de la IMRF. Read more