"I think you'll find its only 771 that do the other roles. The yellow Sea Queens are purely there for SAR and (if memory serves) >98% of all "shouts" (and not "shouts are rescues) are for the civpop"
What utter drivel !... Gannet Sar up in sunny scotland's primary role is nuclear accident response mmmm! quite important considering recent events. There is a large amount of junglie pilots up here who are gaining valuable experience in the mountains at night in horrendous conditions, skills they can take back to the jungly world. So when they are flying you into the the hills to recover your downbird they will bring these skills with them, and get you there safely (this holds true for the crabs as they cross pole also) The services have contracted out far to much to the civvy sector and making the whole of sar civvy is a V bad idea.
Cheap is not always the best option !
