On 4-6 September 2018 the IMRF held its second ‘subject-matter expert’ course in maritime mass rescue operations, at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were 26 participants from around the world – from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Malta, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Sweden and the UK.
The course considered, in some depth, issues common to such events – especially how to fill the SAR ‘capability gap’ implicit in the International Maritime Organization’s definition of an MRO, which is “characterised by the need for immediate response to large numbers of persons in distress, such that the capabilities normally available to the search and rescue authorities are inadequate”.
Participants discussed details of such operations and their coordination, the need for effective communications in what are complex and stressful circumstances, and the necessary training and testing regimes.
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About the IMRF Mass Rescue Operations - Subject-Matter Expert Course - 2018
The IMRF’s Mass Rescue Operations (MRO) Project shares lessons learned in these very challenging SAR events via conferences and workshops and in our online material at www.imrfmro.org.
Building on the success of the first IMRF MRO subject-matter expert course, held in June 2017, a second course will be held at Chalmers University, in Gothenburg, Sweden, in association with the Swedish Sea Rescue Society (SSRS) from Tuesday to Thursday, 4-6 September 2018.
Aim of the Course
The aim of the subject-matter expert course is to help prepare those with responsibilities for complex incident planning and response, particularly at senior command, control & coordination levels.
Attendees will already have extensive SAR / emergency planning expertise.
The course will enable them to study maritime MRO issues, challenges and potential solutions in depth, acquiring subject-matter expert skills which can then be applied in their local / regional planning and preparation.
Course Format
| • | Self-preparation, before the course, including assessment of the attendee’s local MRO capabilities and challenges |
| • | Three full days of interactive study of the maritime MRO issues, guided by expert facilitators |
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Post-course application of lessons learned and skills acquired, supported by the material available in the IMRF’s online MRO reference library. |
The First Course in 2017
The first IMRF Mass Rescue Operations Subject-Matter Expert course in 2017 was a hit, and it sold out very quickly!
Below a selection on what the very first course was about...
First maritime mass rescue operations course, involving senior emergency planning officers from around the world, sells out.
What’s the worst
…Over the last few years the IMRF’s maritime mass rescue operations (MRO) project has produced a good deal. We have
…Immediately after the G4 international conference on mass rescue operations the IMRF will be running our first course on the
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