Originally Posted by
Franks Town
The Irish Coast Guard are about to sign with Bristow for a 189 solution. My reading of the Dutch requirement has a similar MIRG requirement . However the Irish Contract requires 15 survivors to be lifted. The Dutch from my understanding requires something different.
The Irish requirement is very broad and includes both 15 survivors, and a MIRG type deployment with the Irish maritime medical and fire teams but not at the same time obvs.
given the size of the Irish AO and the stringency of the regulations compared to UK, it’s madness selecting an AW189 solution IMO. It just can’t cut it