Session Slides
Session Slides are Now Available
Session PPT and PDF slides from the 5th World Maritime Rescue Congress in Rotterdam, the Netherlands are now available. Gain valuable insights on maritime rescue by accessing these resources below.
Monday 19 June 2023
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Presentation Title: The ICAO-IMO Joint Working Group on Search and Rescue – What Is It, What Does It Do and What Is the IMRF’s Role Within It?
Speaker: Mr. Phil Bostock
Presentation Title: A Holistic Approach to Complex SAR Preparedness and Response Activities – The Irish Perspective
Speaker: Mr Brendan Curtin
Presentation Title: Case Study: Protecting the Mental Health of SAR Responders After Witnessing a Shipwreck
Speaker: Ms. Dominika Wanczyk
Presentation Title: Psychological First Aid for Emergency Response
Speaker: Mr. Robin Jenkins
Presentation Title: Mental Health Within The KNRM
Speaker: Caroline Six
Presentation Title: The Challenges of Keeping up With Technology in Search and Rescue
Speaker: Mr. Dave Morris
Presentation Title: FUTURE TECHNOLOGY and Preserving Life at Sea (II) By The Future Technology Panel of the International Maritime Rescue Federation
Speaker: Mr John Dalziel
Presentation Title: Never Miss a Piece of Information – How a Maritime Automatic Speech Recognizer (Asr) Will Improve Our Sar Capabilities (ASR) Will Improve Our SAR Capabilities
Speaker: Mr Thomas Lübcke
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Presentation Title: #WomenInSAR: the Journey Continues
Speakers: Ms. Caroline Jupe, Mr Jaakko Heikkilä, Mr. Phil Bostock
Presentation Title: Be the storm – Women in SAR from Norway to South Africa
Speaker: Ms. Frederike Bensch
Presentation Title: Maritime Communication Workshop
Speaker: Mr Tom Scott
Presentation Title: Creating Sustainable Communication
Speaker: Ms. Emma Valham
Presentation Title: SAR in the Third Dimension; How to Integrate Remotely-Piloted Aircraft in a (Nearly) 200 Year Old Maritime Rescue Organisation
Speaker: Mr Jeroen Kodde
Presentation Title: EOS – Eyes on Scene – Small Drones, Finally BLOS
Speaker: Mr. Fredrik Falkman
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Presentation Title: Combating a Bias for Inaction: Normalcy Bias in Search and Rescue Decision Making
Speaker: Mr. Matthew Mitchell
Presentation Title: Future-proofing and Diversifying the SAR Crew Pipeline
Speaker: Mr. Robin Jenkins
Presentation Title: Unpaid Not Unprofessional. Maintaining Quality Rescue Services in the Age of Increasing Demand With Diminishing Volunteerism
Speaker: Mr Alex Barrell
Presentation Title: MARIN’s New Seven Oceans Simulation Centre: Safe Operations and Crew Centred Ship Design
Speaker: Mr Hugo Ammerlaan
Presentation Title: Next Generation Swedish Rescue Vessels for Sustainable SAR-Operations – Using 100 Years of Experience
Speaker: Captain Jonas Carlsson
Presentation Title: Selecting the Right Sar Boat by Combining Model Tests With a Simulator
Speaker: Mr Eelco Harmsen
Tuesday 20 June 2023
8:15 am – 9:15 am
Presentation Title: Evaluating Search Effectiveness – The Case for Advancing the Practical Application of Search Theory
Speaker: Mr. Matthew Mitchell
Presentation Title: Machine Learning Based Priority Scoring for Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT) Alerts
Speaker: Mr. Justin Sherman
Presentation Title: Respond Faster, Further, Stronger and More Efficiently to Dangerous Situations and Accidents at Sea
Speaker: Mr Lei Wang
Presentation Title: Pride & Protectioncanada’s First Indigenous-Led Coast Guard Auxiliary Protects & Saves Lives Along British Columbia’s Rugged Coast
Speaker: Mr Conrad James Shaw Cowan
Presentation Title: SAR Operations Today – Maritime New Zealand’s Journey Towards Establishing a Fully Integrated Maritime Response Capability
Speaker: Mr Justin Allan
Presentation Title: How Sharing Your ESG Strategy Can Help Increasing Fundraising Income to Finance the Future of SAR Operations
Speaker: Mrs Anneke Salden
9:45 am – 10:45 am
Presentation Title: Supporting SAR Development: Access to Basic Level of Training
Speaker: Mr. Robin Jenkins
Presentation Title: Enabling Remote Communities – An Innovation Project to Develop Tools for Remote Incidents
Speaker: Mr. Richard Jonker
Presentation Title: IMRF Basic Rescue Boat Operator Package – From Manuel to Model Training Course via an Online Platform
Speaker: Mr David Whiddon
Presentation Title: Lessons Learned and Future: Responding to Mass Casualty Incidents in the Central Mediterranean
Speaker: Mr. Orlando Avis
Presentation Title: Maximizing the Benefits of Inter-Agency Communications. Lessons Been Taught and Future Steps to Be Taken
Speaker: Mr. Miltiadis Meliadis
Presentation Title: How to Fulfill the Expectation of the Green Shift – In 30 Knots, Harsh Environment and 24/7 Preparedness? Through Smart to Green!
Speaker: Ms Berit Letting
Presentation Title: Risk and Reality: Implications of Climate Adaptation for Today and Tomorrow’s Lifesaving
Speaker: Mrs Katie Young
Presentation Title: The Journey Towards Carbon Neutral Search and Rescue
Speaker: Mr Duncan Ferner
11:00 am – 12:00 am
Presentation Title: Understanding the Operational Performance and Useability of PLBs in Maritime Environments
Speaker: Dr Robert Brown
Presentation Title: High-Speed SAR Boat Operations – How to Mitigate Safety Risks Exposed to Vessel, Crew, Structure and Equipment During Missions
Speaker: Mr. Magnus Þor Jonsson
Presentation Title: Human Impact Exposure Onboard High Speed Boats – Multi-National Study
Speaker: Dr Johan Ullman
Speaker: Mr Thomas Gorgol
Presentation Title: Session Introduction
Speaker: Mr Jaakko Heikkilä
Presentation Title: Oceanography and Meteorology in Maritime Search and Rescue
Speaker: Dr Cristina Forbes
Presentation Title: Reducing SAR Activities Through Technology – Immediate and Reliable Detection of MOB Incidents
Speaker: Mr Michael Collier
Presentation Title: Evaluating Search Effectiveness: Practical Application of Machine Learning to Support Search Theory and Search Execution
Speaker: Mr. Doug Lothian
1:30 am – 2:30 pm
Presentation Title: A Preliminary Report of the Data, Observations and Conclusions From the Pre-congress Workshop Medical Care on Board of Rescue Vessels
Speaker: Professor Joost Bierens
Presentation Title: A Triage Tool for Multiple Casualties in Water
Speaker: Dr Paddy Morgan
Presentation Title: Together. Helping. Saving: A Digital Safety Solution for the 21st Century
Speaker: Mr. Niels van Campen
Presentation Title: Unmanned Rescue Vessels: The Technology Enabling Search and Rescue in Extreme Scenarios and Providing New Links to the Rescue Chain in Remote Locations
Speaker: Mr Sam Mayall
Presentation Title: The Nederdrone-Initiative: A Research Project to Enhance Sar-Operations by the Support of Zero Emission, Silent Hydrogen Fueled Unmanned Air Systems
Speaker: Pieter Blank
3:00 am – 4:00 pm
Presentation Title: World Health Organisation
Speaker: Ms. Caroline Lukaszyk
Presentation Title: Research to Strengthen Drowning Prevention Interventions
Speaker: Dr Jill Fortuin
Presentation Title: Changing Guidelines Does Not Change Minds and Hearts: Resuscitation of Drowning Victims During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Speaker: Professor Joost Bierens
Presentation Title: The Importance of a Structured Training Programme in Capacitating Volunteers at the National Sea Rescue Institute
Speaker: Dr. Cleeve Robertson
Presentation Title: Simulators in SAR Training: Background and Practice
Speaker: Mr Jaakko Heikkilä
Presentation Title: AMARIS – Development of an Aeronautical and Maritime Innovation Environment for Interorganizational Simulations
Speaker: Ms. Anika Sprakel