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Migration and Search & Rescue -

The maritime ‘mixed migrant’ problem – the movement of asylum-seekers and economic migrants across large areas of sea, usually in wholly inadequate craft with consequent loss of life – continues in several parts of the world.

The IMRF continues to advocate action at the international level to address this ongoing disaster, and to defend the fundamental principles of maritime search and rescue, as well as the humanitarian principle of non-refoulement implicit in the SAR principle of delivery of anyone in distress to a ‘place of safety’.

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  • Celebrating 100 Years of International Co-operation in Maritime SAR

    Celebrating 100 Years of International Co-operation in Maritime SAR

    In 2024, the IMRF celebrates its 100th anniversary. However, the important work of the maritime SAR community long predates that and provides a crucial link to the federation’s future.

  • Save The Date: IMRF Annual Meeting 2023

    Save The Date: IMRF Annual Meeting 2023

    The IMRF's Annual Meeting will take place on 7-8 November 2023 in Norway. This meeting is kindly hosted by the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue (RS) at their Training Centre, RS Noatun, in Horten in Norway,

  • #SARyouOK? – Jacob Tas, Chief Executive Officer, KNRM

    #SARyouOK? – Jacob Tas, Chief Executive Officer, KNRM

    Jacob Tas talks about the sometimes tragic nature of maritime SAR operations and how SAR organisations must do their bit to support their crews during these difficult events.

  • Blog: Henk Spanjer, lecturer at MIWB and volunteer at KNRM

    Blog: Henk Spanjer, lecturer at MIWB and volunteer at KNRM

    We sit down with Henk Spanjer, the keynote speaker at this year's WMRC in Rotterdam, about his drive to help people in trouble at sea

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  • SAR Matters: Defining Distress Continued ...

    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.

  • OLD - Join the IMRF - OLD

    OLD - Join the IMRF - OLD

    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.

  • WMRC 2023 - Registration Open

    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

    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.

  • Basic Rescue Boat Operator Manual & Search Cards

    Basic Rescue Boat Operator Manual & Search Cards

    This manual, together with the accompanying Rescue Boat Operator Search Cards, provides recommended best practice for any organisation looking at introducing basic training in Rescue Boat SAR operations.

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