Services
Services & Products
SoS offers free and paid services, products, and events. From hands-on training and staffing to research, content creation, and presentations.
Every SoS service is built on the same foundation: knowledge sharing, operational excellence, and people-first teams. Browse the offerings below, or get in touch to scope something bespoke.
Ready to buy? Visit the Store here - Every paid service, course, and product listed on this page can be booked and paid for online in the SoS Store — no quote needed for standard offerings.
Every service and product in the SoS Store, in one list — pick one to jump straight to it.
Services & Products
Hands-On Training
Boat Operations & Maritime SAR
- Small-boat (<36ft/12m) & jet ski handling.
- Using Boats and Jet skis for rescue operations.
- Basic seamanship & boat-crew duties.
- On-Scene Coordinator (OSC) duties.
- Emergency Scenarios: man-overboard, towing, etc.
- Certification (USA only): Boat Safety & Safe Powerboating.
- Training Program Reviews, Refinement, and Development.
- Customer provides the boat, equipment and the venue.
Staffing
Hire Human Resources (Maritime focus)
- Rescue boat personnel.
- Radio Watchstander / Operator / Dispatcher.
- Small-boat On-Scene Coordinator (OSC).
- Available for temporary or regular hire
- Will relocate globally; volunteer case-by-case.
Teamwork + Leadership
Human Factors
- Consulting: Talks, Presentations, Coaching, Content-creation, Reviews.
- Healthy vs. Toxic Teamwork & Leadership.
- Ethical leadership.
- Team Health Reviews & Recommendations
- Education & coaching at all levels of your organization.
- Improving workplace psychosocial safety
- Is your team fear-free? -- Apply our proprietary Fear-Aware Method.
Research, Content-creation, Digital Products
Innovation
- Interdisciplinary R&D, addressing gaps, questions, and solutions.
- Digital Content: Study guides, Procedures, Reports, Presentations, Visual aids to learning, ...
- Reviews, Recommendations, & presentations
- Bespoke services available on request.
Talks & Presentations
For your team or management
- Maritime SAR 101 & Global Overview.
- Small-boat & jetski rescue operations
- Man-overboard emergencies
- Small-boat seamanship (SBS) & Basic Boat Crew Duties (BBCD)
- Human factors: PsychoSocial Safety, Ethical Leadership, Healthy & Toxic Teamwork
Online Courses
Non-certification
- OpenCPN
- Lookout Watch
- Aspects of Man-overboard Emergencies
- Aspects of Small-boat Towing
- Bespoke options available
Free Services & Products
Currently in-kind — please support to sustain them.
How to purchase
Three simple steps — most services and products are available for instant online checkout.
1. Browse the store
Open the SoS Store to see current prices, availability, and full descriptions for each service and product.
Go to the store →2. Book & pay securely
Checkout is handled by our secure payment provider. You will receive an emailed receipt and booking confirmation.
Start checkout →3. Consider membership
Members receive discounted rates plus access to premium Library tools such as the bibliography builder.
See membership →Need a bespoke scope, invoice, or purchase order? Contact SoS for a quote.
Book & Pay Online
Training days, consulting, team health reviews, talks, research, writing, and digital products can be booked and paid for directly. Bespoke scopes are quoted individually.
Consulting specialisms
- Maritime SAR consulting — training, readiness and standards review
- Search and rescue training human factors — decision-making, communication, error
- SAR team organizational development — leadership, governance, retention
- Maritime rescue team psychological safety — team health reviews and coaching