The 2024 Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Coordinator of Rescue Forces (CRF) course was held on Garden Island in Western Australia and will conclude 02 August. Students represented Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam, along with RAN students. The CRF course was opened by CDRE Tom Phillips, Commodore of the RAN Submarine Force, and CAPT Richard Lindsey, CSC, Director of the Submarine School. The course highlighted the growing submarine focus in the Australasian region and the growing Escape and Rescue Capabilities of many nations in the area. Fellow submariners all united that safety of human life in a crisis should transcend national borders. Timing of the 2025 course is yet to be determined, but will is open to any nation.