Yes, the mighty accountants are the arbiters of all...and assume because they pay, they are all knowing. Mil SAR will perish in their hands. Civ SAR is definately as professional and provides a fine service but the bean counters will whittle it down to size.
Of note, is SARowl saying that although the civ SAR train under CAA CAT rules, on ops they will extend themselves. This would be in to situations that they would not have experienced or trained for. How can this be better than the realistic training we were allowed to carry out when I was on Mil SAR? It is not safe to carry out ops with no experience of operating in testing conditions. With fewer ex mil crews available to civ SAR where is the experience to come from?
Train [as much as is possible] for the real thing.
Good luck SARBOYS everywhere.