Maritime SAR Bibliography

Who is behind the project?

Robert Rovetto
(CV available on request. Seeking opportunities in maritime safety)

Experiences

• Published author
• Research & Academia experience
• Writing experience: technical writing, grant proposal writing, academic papers
• Website editing experience
• Maritime safety training
  • Modest experience training on different rescue boats in more than one country
  • Extensive volunteer experience in maritime safety
• Intimate knowledge of various maritime SAR orgs in EU and North America
• Maritime employment experience: deckhand, boat crew, and small-boat operator (RHIBS, 30ft or less)

Immediate Goals

• Seeking work opportunities in maritime SAR and safety:
  • as rescue boat crew member & small-boat operator
  • to work in offices
• Seeking employment as small-boat operator/captain or operator-in-training
• Seeking a university near a maritime SAR org./station to enroll in for my projects
  • seeking professors & departments interested in my projects
    • Contact me for white paper on knowledge modeling for maritime SAR data

Certifications

• University graduate degree (US)
• Personal Watercraft Rescue Operator (EU)
• Merchant Mariner – captain/master 100 ton, Motor vessels upon inland waters (US)

Memberships (maritime)

• IMRF Supporter Member

How I feel about maritime SAR:

“Like the lighthouse keeper

who lives at his post,

so would I

at a rescue boat station

to be on call to help others at sea

to maintain station and boat

to make it be.”

– Robert J. Rovetto