Services
What you can expect from The Sea Rescue Foundation.
Rescue at Sea
Our volunteers are on standby 365 days a year to assist mariners and sea-goers in distress. Our fleet of rescue vessels (currently one operational and one comissioning) responds to requests for assistance in and around the waters of St Maarten and our neighbouring islands. Our volunteers have responded to sinking vessels, man overboard searches, recovering survivors from multiple airplane crashes and much more. We work closely with the local Coastguard and our response is managed through the MRCC in Martinique who cover our part of the Caribbean (they are standing by 24 hours a day, 365 days per year, on VHF CH16 in case assistance is needed).
Boat Inspections
As with any moving vehicle, an anual safety inspection is required for all locally registered vessels. SSRF performs anual safety inspetions on privately owned vessels registered on St Maarten. For more information or to make an appointment for your safety inspection, please visit http://sxmsearescue.weebly.com. Note that these inspections are carried out by our volunteers and most appointments will be scheduled during weekends. Your inspection fee will directley support the operational costs of St Maarten Sea Rescue Foundation. link
Training
SSRF endeavors to train all of our volunteers in both general safety, seamanship and boat handeling but also specific areas such as VHF communication, First Aid and Search and Rescue activities.
