National Sea Rescue Institute

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National Sea Rescue Institute

Abbreviation	NSRI
Formation	1967; 57 years ago (1967)[1]
Type	Non-profit organisation
Purpose	Search and rescue
Headquarters	4 Longclaw Drive, Milnerton , Cape Town
Location	South Africa
Region served	Southern Africa
CEO	Dr Cleeve Robertson
Budget	Donations, bequests and sponsorships cover the annual running costs. Use of volunteers avoids a salary bill around R0.5m per annum.
Revenue (2021)	R174 million
Staff	1 455 unpaid volunteers 125 paid lifeguards (during summer)
Website	https://www.nsri.org.za/

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) is a voluntary non-profit organisation in South Africa tasked with saving lives through drowning prevention. It operates 49 bases (as of November 2023) comprising coastal stations, inland stations on dams, auxiliary stations and lifeguard units. There are crews on standby at all hours. There are over 1000 volunteers equipped with sponsored rescue craft, rescue vehicles, quad bikes and tractors, supported by an operations department at the head office.^[2]

The NSRI works closely with other Search and Rescue organisations (22 Squadron SAAF, South African Police Service and South African Maritime Safety Authority) in South Africa.