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IMRF launches its #SARyouOK? initiative

The IMRF has launched its #SARyouOK? initiative in a bid to promote awareness and further breakdown the stigma that is attached to mental health and wellbeing issues faced by those working in the maritime SAR sector.
#SARyouOK?

From those working on the front-line to those working behind the scenes, maritime SAR personnel encounter unique challenges and stresses in their line of work.
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IMRF launches its #SARyouOK? initiative

The IMRF has launched its #SARyouOK? initiative in a bid to promote awareness and further breakdown the stigma that is attached to mental health and wellbeing issues faced by those working in the maritime SAR sector.
IMRF announces nomination shortlist for this year’s IMRF Awards

The IMRF has announced the finalists for this year’s IMRF Awards, recognising volunteer and professional SAR personnel from around the world.
HamiltonJet returns to sponsor the IMRF's #WomenInSAR Award

Global waterjet technology developer HamiltonJet is once again sponsoring this year’s #WomenInSAR award to promote diversity within maritime SAR
Women take centre stage at the IMRF’s first-ever #WomenInSAR event

The IMRF held its first-ever #WomenInSAR Training & Seminar Event as part of our initiative to raise the representation of women in the maritime SAR sector
#WomenInSAR Training & Seminar 2022 - Gallery

#WomenInSAR Training & Seminar 2022 - Gallery
Inmarsat launches new maritime safety report

Inmarsat has launched a new maritime safety report to help steer shipping toward a safer future.
The IMRF European Regional Meeting 2019- Dubrovnik, Croatia

In October delegates from IMRF member organisations across Europe attended the annual European Regional Development Meeting. This year it was hosted by the Ministry of the Sea, Transport & Infrastructure - Maritime Safety Directorate, Croatia and held at the Valamar Lacroma hotel in Dubrovnik on the 15th October 2019.
One Minute Silence for Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer Tragedy

Everyone in the IMRF family is deeply saddened to hear that a lifeboat belonging to Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer (SNSM) has overturned during a SAR operation off the west coast of France, with the loss of three crew members.

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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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.
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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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#WomenInSAR Report

As part of our #WomenInSAR Initiative, in October 2020 we launched our #WomenInSAR survey. We had over 1600 responses from across the globe.
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IDRA-ILS-IMRF: COVID-19 Drowning Resuscitation Guidance Published

Resuscitation of the drowned person in the era of COVID-19 disease: A common ground for recommendations, identification of research needs and a global call to action