4 places I have heard.
it will add problems when the cadets are ghosting shifts to gain experience as they won't, as I understand it, be classed as technical crew because they aren't fully trained and are therefore passengers on operational SAR flights.
Just curious,
Are SAR operations regulated by EASA / EU legislation or are they regulated by the NAA of the contracting State.
Just wondering if that affects the status of TCMs as my understanding is that they have status under EASA but under the UK CAA they would be considered passengers as UK legislation says you’ve either a pilot or passenger.
But I could be completely wrong on that interpretation as I know nothing about SAR ops.