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Air Mercy Service The AMS works in partnership with the Department of Health in each of the provinces in which it operates.

It is the mission of the AMS to contribute towards an improvement in the quality of life of all communities, facilitate access to equitable and effective healthcare, and the provision of air medical and other associated humanitarian services. The AMS plays a vital role in providing not only emergency rescue and air ambulance services but also a health outreach programme, taking critically needed healthcare to impoverished communities. We will provide help whenever and wherever it is needed. We are committed to Changing Lives, Saving Lives.

20/10/2025

May this festival of lights bring success, peace, and positivity to you and your family.

17/10/2025

National EMS DAY 🚑🚨

16/10/2025

VACANCY

ROTOR WING PILOT
GQEBERHA BASE

POSITION REQUIREMENTS
• Valid South African Helicopter Commercial Pilots License or ATPL.
• Valid Instrument Rating would be advantageous.
• A Night Rating
• A minimum of 1500 hours (Total Rotor Wing Time) appropriate experience is required.
• 200 hours Turbine time
• AW119 Helicopter Type Rating would be advantageous.
• Applicant must be prepared to sign a training bond if not AW119 rated.
• Applicants should have a flexible approach to working hours and be prepared to do relief work at other bases in South Africa.

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Excellent Administrative Skills
• Good Communications Skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good work ethics and ability to self manage, but also work well in a team
• Own reliable transport is mandatory

The above position will be filled in accordance with the AMS’s Employment & Equity Policy to achieve the organisation’s objectives and goals.

We appreciate your interest in the S.A Red Cross Air Mercy Service (AMS), should you not receive a response within two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Applicants must submit their CV, qualification certificates and logbooks to the Recruitment Department at recruitment@ams.org.za by no later than Friday, 24th October 2025.

25/09/2025

Last night, the Western Cape Department of Health & Wellness EMS/AMS rescue helicopter conducted an inter-facility transfer from Vredendal Provincial to Paarl Provincial Hospital for further medical care. 🚁✨

📸: Lester Uren

24/09/2025

Happy Heritage Day!

As a Proudly South African aero-medical service provider, today we are celebrating our diversity, unity and resilience as a Nation. 🇿🇦

"Our rich and varied cultural heritage has a profound power to help our nation." Nelson Mandela. ✨

Celebrate with us by supporting our Helicopter Competition.

👉 Enter here to win a helicopter ride for 4 plus an amazing one-night stay for 2: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?itemid=1569601470 or at your nearest Pick ‘n Pay.

22/09/2025

A multidisciplinary rescue was conducted on Saturday, 20th September 2025.
Read more below...

19/09/2025

VACANCY

ROTOR WING PILOT
MTHATHA BASE

POSITION REQUIREMENTS
• Valid Helicopter Commercial Pilots License.
• A minimum of 1000 Hrs. (Total Rotor Wing Time) appropriate experience is required.
• Minimum 200 Hrs. turbine time.
• Night Rating
• AW119 Helicopter Type Rating would be advantageous.
• Applicant must be prepared to sign a training bond if not AW119 qualified.
• Applicants should have a flexible approach to working hours and be prepared to do relief work at other bases in South Africa.

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Excellent Administrative Skills.
• Good Communications Skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good work ethics and ability to self-manage, but also work well in a team.
• Own reliable transport is mandatory.

The above position will be filled in accordance with the AMS’s Employment & Equity Policy to achieve the organisation's objectives and goals.

We appreciate your interest in the S.A. Red Cross Air Mercy Service (AMS), should you not receive a response within two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Applicants must submit their CV, qualification certificates and logbook to the Recruitment Department at recruitment@ams.org.za by Tuesday 30 September 2025.

17/09/2025

🌍 Today is World Patient Safety Day. 🌍

Every day, our dedicated team ensures patients entrusted in our care are professionally treated with compassion, whether on the ground or in the sky. This year’s slogan, “Patient safety from the start”, reminds us that every AMS mission begins and ends with safety at its core – protecting patients, supporting families, and giving communities hope. ✈❤️

With your support, we can continue these life-saving missions.

🎟: Enter our AMS Helicopter competition today:

👉Webtickets: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?itemid=1569601470 or at your nearest Pick n Pay

08/09/2025

The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness EMS/AMS rescue helicopter was dispatched this morning to the Melkbosstrand area to support the ongoing search for the kitesurfer who was reported missing since Sunday afternoon.

📸 Meyer

To read more about the story, click here: https://www.nsri.org.za/2025/09/extensive-search-ongoing-for-missing-kite-surfer/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMrxVVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFpbzFGdzk1ak8zZENPdzlUAR59B4U1-hqJDO3gIBCrRaiIpZB4Gm60sNqNlSUo6zeokTv8xhRScOBWcKPpuw_aem_m6fpRd-VhtqOwq64VuS5dg

08/09/2025

Ready to Win the ultimate Cape Town Experience?

For just R250, you could be:

🚁 25-minute Helicopter tour along the Atlantic Seaboard for four people

🌊 Soaring over the Atlantic Seaboard in a 25-minute scenic helicopter flight

🏡 Unwinding at Kaya La Provence, a cosy Constantia Valley escape

⛵ Cruising through the V&A Waterfront on a boat cruise.

That’s Three amazing prizes. ONE incredible adventure

And it could all be YOURS.

Enter now: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?itemid=1569601470 or at your nearest Pick n Pay

🗓️ Competition closes: 5 December 2025

01/09/2025

Our Cape Town and Head Office crew traded their uniforms for mud and muscle this weekend at the Titan Challenge Obstacle Course! 💪🔥

Together, they climbed, crawled, and conquered every obstacle – proving that when we combine our individual strengths with unwavering determination, there's no challenge too tough to overcome. This wasn't just about individual fitness – it was about pushing each other forward, sharing the load, and drawing on that deep reservoir of mental toughness that defines who we are. ❤️

Every gruelling climb and muddy crawl was a testament to the collaborative spirit and unbreakable resolve that drives our lifesaving work, whether we're coordinating complex rescues on the ground or navigating critical missions in the air. ✈️🚁 When the going got tough, our team dug deeper – supporting one another with the same dedication and grit they bring to every life we touch. 🙌

📸: Follow along for action shots, muddy smiles, and maybe a few heroic wipeouts that only made us stronger! 😅
WODfit media TITAN Events

01/09/2025

Happy Spring Day 💐

No matter the season, we are proud to serve communities across South Africa. 🚁❤️
As spring brings new life, we are reminded of our purpose - to enable equitable access to healthcare for all.

Here’s to clearer skies, stronger communities, and a season full of compassion. 🌸🌍

📸Felicity Lupton-Smith

Address

Head Office: Beechcraft Road, General Aviation Area, Cape Town International
Cape Town
8001

Telephone

+27219356900

Website

http://www.ams.org.za/, https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?itemid=1569601470

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The SA Red Cross Air Mercy Service Trust (AMS) a non-profit aero-medical rescue organisation working in partnership with the various Provincial Departments of Health in South Africa to ensure that the National Health System is strengthened through the provision of rescue, air ambulance and rural health outreach services. The mission of AMS is to facilitate access to healthcare to those rendered most vulnerable by geographical, social or economic inequity and in so doing, reduce vulnerability of at-risk communities and judiciously improve the quality of life. We work closely with Provincials Departments of Health and health workers in the communities to assess needs and implement appropriate healthcare programmes.

The AMS was established in 1966 by The South African Red Cross Society and formed into an Independent Trust in 1994. The AMS has grown into a comprehensive aero-medical service with a unique service delivery model, utilising volunteers, professionals, strong partnerships with the Departments of Health, not-for-profit organisations and the private sector to facilitate access to appropriate healthcare services for both the critically ill or injured persons and those requiring specialist medical expertise, especially from remote rural communities. The AMS is the only aero-medical operator in Southern Africa which offers a complete package of air-ambulance, health outreach and rescue services, using a mix of fixed-wing and rotor-wing aircraft and ground vehicles. The service has expanded to include Night Vision Systems into the organisation’s helicopter operation. The extension of the programme is to ensure that the community has access to the helicopter 24 hours a day.

Our commitment to changing lives and saving lives knows no boundaries. The AMS will provide help whenever and wherever it is needed.

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