Free, expert-built training for crew joining humanitarian search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean. Built by practitioners. No prior maritime experience required.
Six tracks covering the full pre-deployment knowledge base — from maritime fundamentals to survivor interaction and mental health resilience.
Every year, hundreds of volunteers and NGO staff board humanitarian SAR vessels with little to no formal maritime preparation. Onboard briefings are rushed. Crews are under operational pressure. And the gap between what a newcomer knows and what they need to know falls on experienced crew to fill — time they don't always have.
Operation Ready exists to close that gap before people board. Not to replace training — but to ensure that when crew arrive, they already speak the language, understand the environment, and know what's expected of them.
It's free. It's built by practitioners. And it will always stay that way for humanitarian organisations.