International Maritime Rescue Federation - Imrf
About International Maritime Rescue Federation - Imrf
The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) is a global organisation that unites and represents the world's operational marine rescue services.
International Maritime Rescue Federation - Imrf Description
The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) is a global organisation that unites and represents the world's operational marine rescue services, whether civilian or military - full-time or voluntary - large or small. All member organisations are united in pursuit of one single humanitarian goal, "Preventing loss of life in the world's waters"
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History
The first International Lifeboat Conference was held in London, England in 1924. The conference, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, was attended by seven of the world's lifeboat organisations. It was unanimously decided by the attendees that an International Lifeboat Federation (ILF) should be established to promote, represent and support sea rescue services around the world. In 1985, the ILF was formally registered as a "non-governmental consultative organisation" by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The International Maritime Organization is the United Nations specialised agency for international maritime affairs.
Back in 1924, before modern radio communication, or rescue helicopters were in common use, coastal maritime rescue was almost always provided by small rescue craft operated by local communities. These rescue craft were traditionally referred to as "lifeboats", before the alternate meaning - the emergency evacuation craft carried on larger ships - became common.
As technology developed, so too did maritime rescue. Most developed countries have centralised Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres, which can instantly receive maritime distress calls and co-ordinate rescue response using a range of modern maritime communication and positioning systems and search planning computers. Modern Rescue Coordination Centres have a broad range of well equipped rescue assets at their disposal, which are manned by highly competent crews. Rescue response would include modern surface search and rescue units, rescue helicopters and fixed-wing search aircraft as well as a range of other specialised rescue and casualty treatment teams.
The ILF played an important part in IMO's Global Search and Rescue Plan, following the adoption of the 1979 SAR Convention, and in the evolution of the Global Maritime Distress Safety System. In 1998, the ILF was awarded the International Maritime Prize of the IMO, the first time it had been awarded to an organisation rather than an individual.
In order to reflect this broader scope of modern maritime rescue activity, carried out by its member organisations, and to remove any ambiguity over the alternate meaning of the word "Lifeboat", the International Lifeboat Federation decided to changed its name to International Maritime Rescue Federation in 2003, the process being completed in 2007.
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LIFE LINE February 2019 in Spanish is Out Now
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The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization has the honour to invite nominations for candidates for the 2019 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea.
For this purpose, annex 1 to this circular contains Guidelines defining the purpose of, and the criteria for granting the Award; the process by which nominations for the Award will be sought, considered, assessed, judged and decided; the form of the Award; and the manner in which it will be awarded.
In this... connection, following the Council's decision, at its 120th session, the Award Guidelines have been amended in order to widen the spectrum of the nomination criteria to include exceptional acts of seamanship, as well as bravery.
Nominations for the Award may be made by:-United Nations Member States;-intergovernmental organizations; and/or-non-governmental international organizations in consultative status with IMO.
The recipient of the Award will be presented with a medal, which will be accompanied by a certificate citing the act of exceptional bravery performed.
The presentation will take place at a special ceremony to be held in conjunction with the celebration of a major IMO occasion, as appropriate.
The Secretary-General would be most grateful if nominations of candidates to be considered for the 2019 Award (for actions performed during the period 1 March 2018 to 28 February 2019) could be sent as soon as possible in order to reach IMO by no later than 15 April 2019.
It should be noted that actions performed outside the qualifying period, and nominations received after the deadline has expiredwill not be eligible for consideration.
For more information, please go to https://goo.gl/j4QQm5
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8 June 2019, Vancouver, Canada www.wmrc2019.com
LIFE LINE February 2019 - News Article
... With the next World Maritime Rescue Congress (WMRC) rapidly approaching, it is also time to consider the forthcoming IMRF Quadrennial General Meeting (QGM).
The QGM will be held on Tuesday 18 June 2019, immediately following the WMRC 2019 in Vancouver (15 – 17 June 2019). The QGM agenda will include a report of IMRF’s activities and financial performance since the last QGM in Bremen in 2015, as well as a presentation of future plans for the organisation.
The QGM, which is only open to IMRF Members, will also include the election of the IMRF Board of Trustees for the next four years.
A formal notice of the meeting and a call for nominations for Trustees has now been issued. All the details of how to submit nominations is available to members here. Please begin to consider if there is anyone who you might wish to nominate. Please note that only organisations who are fully paid up full members of the IMRF are permitted to nominate, and vote for, Trustees.
Trustees play a very important role in the governance of the IMRF. They are there to ensure that IMRF is carrying out its established aims, that the organisation’s resources are being managed responsibly and that we always comply with the law, as well as our own rules and regulations.
Becoming a Trustee is a serious commitment and our Trustees need to devote time to IMRF business, in order to exercise their legal responsibilities properly.
But, by supporting us as they do, our Trustees make a real contribution to the IMRF’s work on prevention of loss of life in the world’s waters.
Please consider whether you, or someone else from your organisation, could help the IMRF continue this important work by becoming a Trustee.
Photo: IMRF Trustee Meeting, Shanghai 2017
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Take a look at the conference programme for our World Maritime Rescue Conference 2019, 15 - 17 June in Vancouver: http://www.wmrc2019.com/conference-progra m/ …. #WMRC2019 #WomenInSAR. Come and Join us!
Celebrating Women in Maritime Search and Rescue
Women Are Helping to Save Lives at Sea Every Day All Around the World
“There are women in lifeboat crews, women leading national and international search and rescue organisations and women developing innovative technologies to help save lives at sea – on International Women’s Day, just like any other day - women are making a real difference to maritime search and rescue (SAR) all around the world,” says Theresa Crossley, CEO Int...ernational Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF).
It’s fifty years since a woman first qualified as a RNLI lifeboat crew member and Rebecca Sweeney, Executive Officer with IMRF, knows what it’s like to be on a lifeboat in all weathers. She supports the IMRF’s work with governments and SAR organisations worldwide and is a member of Stonehaven RNLI’s volunteer lifeboat crew in the North East of Scotland.
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Here it is: the LIFE LINE February 2019 (PDF) for downloading!
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We Want Your Nominations for the IMRF Awards 2019!
The winners of last year’s Team Award of the IMRF Award 2018 battled through to rescue three fishermen, stranded when their fishing vessel ran aground in sub-zero temperatures ...
Although fishing is one of the most dangerous occupations, like most seafarers, fishermen hope that they won’t ever need to call on the Search and Rescue services for assistance.
... However, luckily for three crew members of one fishing vessel, the team from the KNRM Station Terschelling Paal 8, in Friesland, the Netherlands, were on hand to bring them to safety when their boat ran aground between the islands of Schiermonnikoog and Ameland in the Waddenzee.
The wind was blowing an easterly Force 8 and the temperature was -8 degrees centigrade, with a wind chill factor of -22 degrees. Very few lifeboats were on duty in the area, because of the exceptionally heavy ice conditions.
The KNRM vessel Frans Hoogewind managed to reach the grounded fishing boat, even though the lifeboat’s own air intake channels became blocked with ice and one of the VHF antennae on the lifeboat broke, because of heavy ice on the mast.
Despite the adverse weather conditions, the KNRM Station Terschelling Paal 8 Team didn’t give up and were able to rescue the three fishermen, one of whom already had frostbite.
The actions of the lifeboat crew demonstrated excellent seamanship, enormous courage and an exceptional knowledge of the sea. Because of their professionalism, the three fishermen returned home safely to their loved ones.
The IMRF Awards 2019 are now open - offering a chance to recognise anyone who has helped to save lives at sea - an individual, a team, or an organisation that has developed a process, service or piece of equipment that helps improve maritime search and rescue.
Just visit www.imrfawards.org for more details or to submit a nomination.
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The IMRF Bookshop Newsletter - March 2019 is out now! https://goo.gl/cd5Hi4
After almost a decade with the IMRF as both a volunteer and a paid member of staff our Financial Controller, Jill Greenlees, is moving on to a new organisation.
Everyone within the IMRF Secretariat, and all those that have had the pleasure of working with Jill, are going to miss her and we wish her the best of luck with her new role.
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