Safe Boating Programme

The Safe Boating Programme provides a practical in-water experience for both swimmers and non-swimmers.

Participants will gain the skills and confidence to keep them safe when boating.

Each participant receives an official Coastguard Boating Education Safe Boating certificate.

For more information please visit www.safeboating.co.nz.

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IMRF to join ISAR 2024 conference in Malaysia as part of aviation SAR outreach

The conference will focus on both maritime and aviation SAR operations and processes as the IMRF looks to enhance its presence in both sectors
Blog: Caroline Lukaszyk, Technical Officer for Unintentional Injury Prevention, WHO

We sit down with Caroline Lukaszyk from the WHO to discuss this year’s World Drowning Prevention Day and the significance of the maritime SAR sector in promoting drowning prevention methods.
Important Operational Information for Global SAR Community: Detection of Radar SARTs

The IMRFs IMO representative, Roly McKie, has recently produced some information that is of operational concern to SAR rescue boat, SAR aircraft and MRCC operators.
#FutureSAR, Jacob Tas, Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution

Jacob Tas, Chair of the IMRF and CEO at KNRM, discusses the impact on the operational conditions of SAR personnel owing to the growing challenges of climate change.

IMRF joins international maritime community at June’s IMO subcommittee and working groups

The IMRF recently attended the IMO’s Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR), alongside the SAR Working Group.
Jaakko Heikkilä joins IMRF as International Programme Manager

Jaakko Heikkilä has joined the IMRF as its new International Programme Manager
Climate change presents major global health and drowning risks

IDRA is looking identify ways that climate change is impacting drowning risks and ways for SAR organisations to tackle them
IMRF launches exclusive e-learning platform for members and African SAR organisations

The new online training academy will offer IMRF members and organisations throughout Africa the opportunity to undertake essential maritime SAR training on-demand and at their own pace
IMRF co-opts two new board members to broaden regional scope

Anna Classon from the RNLI and Captain Mohammed Drissi from the Moroccan SAR Service join the Board of Trustees
Obituary: Jared Alexis Blows

The IMRF is deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Jared Blows, Chief at the MRCC in Cape Town. Jared passed away at home on 22 June 2023, shortly after returning from international technical engagements.
WMRC 2023 Demo Day showcases maritime SAR’s extraordinary skills

KNRM showcased the rescue boats and expertise of the SAR crews and volunteers in Rotterdam to showcase the exceptional capabilities of maritime SAR organisations
Maritime SAR community in full force at WMRC 2023 in Rotterdam

WMRC 2023 brought together the world’s SAR community for the first time in four years to showcase the incredible work done by SAR organisations and highlight some of the important work still to be done.
IMRF welcomes new board of trustees at WMRC 2023

The new board of trustees will be led by Jacob Tas, CEO of the KNRM, and Cia Sjöstedt, CEO of the SSRS
IMRF welcomes Roly McKie as IMO representative

Roly will sit on several IMO committees on behalf of the IMRF and its members, and become the organisation’s in-house SAR expert.

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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Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) and SAR

Commercial MASS and remotely operated vessels could play a significant part in future maritime SAR operations to help improve capabilities and operations.