Kim Germishuys

Kim Germishuys

Kim Germishuys is a Board Member and SAR Technical Crew Member of EURORSA – Rescue Swimmer Association, and a former volunteer helicopter rescue swimmer and instructor for the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) in South Africa.

helicopter crew

Planning for a multinational maritime SAR mission

Kim Germishuys looks in detail at the April 2017 MV Tamar disaster and considers the intricacies involved in planning and executing a multinational SAR mission

Irish Coast Guard

What does it take to become a Helicopter Rescue Swimmer?

Rescue swimmers operate in conditions that can be intense, so their physical health and fitness is vital to being able to handle what’s thrown at them. Kim Germishuys, EURORSA board...