Rescue One is:
    • The reason Club Deportivo was born.
    • Financed and managed 100% by the Club.
    • A service given to anyone who needs and requests it.
    • Provided 365 days a year.
    • The only service of its kind in Mexico.

    Working under the auspices of the Port Captain and the Mexican Government, Rescue One:

    • Provides continuous tracking of Sea of Cortez boat trips and Sonoran Desert vehicle trips.
    • Initiates searches and/or rescues when needed.
    • Maintains a coordination center for any emergency: illness, accidents, police, etc.
    • Coordinates evacuation to the United States.
    • Coordinates actions necessary in the event of a non-resident death.
    • Serves as the focal point for communications throughout the community.

    Radio courtesy:

    • All communications with Rescue One are conducted using VHF radios on Channel 24.
    • Channel 24 is the contact channel for the community of New Kino.

    Boaters:

    • Contact community boat launcher on Channel 24. Your conversations remain on Channel 24.
    • File a trip plan (land or sea) with Rescue One.
    • Give your name or name of boat, destination, number of people, and estimated time of return. This information is recorded into a daily log. Allow for a brief delay for this process. 
    • Notify Rescue One upon your return to close out your trip.
    • Speak English clearly. Do not interrtupt other transmissions. Keep conversations to a minimum.

    Community: 

    • For chit-chat, contact your party on Channel 24 and immediately ask them to switch to another channel. Conduct your conversation, then return to Channel 24.
    • Channel 24 is a very important, highly used, radio channel! Conversations, regardless of the channel, should be brief. Your cooperation is appreciated.
    • Common courtesy is our goal.

    Reimbursement policy:

    • It is assumed that a party being rescued (land or sea) will reimburse the rescuer's normal expenses.
    • Should this not occur, Club Deportivo will reimburse the rescuer, if Rescue One requested their assistance. Reimbursement is normally limited to replacement of fuel.

    Hours of operations: Novenber 1 thru April 30
    7:00 a.m. untill the last boat checks in, then service goes on volunteer standby.

    May 1 thru October 31
    6:00 a.m. until the last boat checks in.

    On days when no boats launch, Rescue One will monitor communications until approximatly 4:00 p.m., then go on volunteer standby.