EAST BELITUNG - PT Timah Tbk supports search and rescue (SAR) training for members of the Indonesian Inter-Inhabitation Radio (RAPI) Region 3106 East Belitung.
The debriefing was attended by 50 RAPI members, in order to improve the search and rescue (SAR) capabilities of East Belitung RAPI members.
Apart from that, PT Timah Tbk also provided 50 pcs of life jackets or life jackets to RAPI Beltim members.
Representative of PT Timah Tbk. Head of Mining Supervision and Transport Division Acmad Tarmizi symbolically handed over the life jacket assistance to the Head of Indonesian Inter-Inhabitation Radio (RAPI) Region 3106 East Belitung Lisa Meilinda in Manggar, Saturday (26/11/2022).
Head of Indonesian Inter-Inhabitation Radio (RAPI) Region 3106 East Belitung Lisa Meilinda said, this SAR debriefing is one of the RAPI Beltim programs for the 2022-2026 term.
"Alhamdulillah, thank you to PT Timah Tbk for accommodating all of our activities from life jackets, eating, drinking, and others," said Lisa Meilinda in her remarks.
Lisa hopes that in the future PT Timah Tbk will continue to assist them in various ways, such as increasing radio capacity, in providing social communication assistance to the community.
"If there are disasters and incidents, this is RAPI present to help, if there is no cellphone or cellphone signal when there is a disaster," she explained.
Then Lisa added, when there is a disaster, they immediately provide social assistance. Of course, she hopes that RAPI members will continue to uphold RAPI's great name.
Lisa explained, previously in 2017 when there was a flood in Beltim, where she also works as a midwife, when she was in charge of helping the community, but at that time smartphone or cellphone communication devices could not be used.
"Well, here I see the role of radio is very high, moreover the social role is also quite high, that's why I joined RAPI," she explained.
Therefore, the SAR training for RAPI members really needs to be done, especially since their members are spread across 7 sub-districts of Beltim. Of course, communication is one of the vital things in a disaster.
"Thank God we have been supported by PT Timah Tbk, because later the RAPI members will know what to do when there is a disaster and problems," he explained.
The resource persons for the SAR Debriefing Activities were the East Belitung SAR POS Coordinator, Danang Budi Prasetya.
