FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin In an exclusive interview with Alex Barrell, the new Executive Director, Response at AMSA, we discussed his plans to enhance the organization’s national search and rescue and incident response capability — including maritime emergency preparedness and pollution prevention. Barrell emphasized the paramount importance of investing in safety education, as well as developing resilient and capable teams. Given that the emergency and rescue management environment is highly dynamic, he highlighted the need to trust, support, and show confidence in people; our most valuable resource in any incident response. Alex also noted the vital role of technology in supporting emergency operations. However, he cautioned that the greatest challenge ahead will be ensuring that AMSA’s technology and capabilities remain current and adaptable to the ever-changing operational landscape. RelatedNews The human element at sea: Safety culture, psychological safety and leadership One dead and four reportedly missing following U.S. strike on Iranian vessel var jnews_module_21355309_0_6a03ffb9dc78d = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21355309","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"45,855,1613,2329,680,251","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_ev