Mercia Inshore Search and Rescue (MISAR), also known as Mercia Rescue, is a water rescue team operating from the
marina
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in
Upton-upon-Severn,
Worcestershire
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,
England
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.
Mercia Rescue is a
registered charity
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The legal definitio ...
, staffed by volunteers reliant upon
donations. The team are currently developing an
NVQ qualification in water-borne rescue skills that will be made available to other rescue organisations in the near future.
Training in boat handling and
VHF Marine Radio is to
RYA
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standards, and
Swiftwater rescue training to the American
National Fire Protection Association
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(NFPA) 1670 Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Rescue is undertaken with the Rescue3 company in
Bala,
Wales
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. All qualifications are encompassed within a unique 10 unit training programme designed to maximise the skills, knowledge and professionalism of the working crews.
MISAR is a partner of the
Environment Agency
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for the Upton
flood
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barrier scheme
See also
*
Royal National Lifeboat Institution covers the
River Severn
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downstream of
Avonmouth
*
Severn Area Rescue Association covers the River Severn upstream of Avonmouth to Wyre Forest
External links
www.merciarescue.org
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River Severn
Organisations based in Worcestershire
Volunteer search and rescue in the United Kingdom
Sea rescue organisations of the United Kingdom