Civvy SAR
Whilst i appreciate that the military and coastguard are the dogs bo**ocks when it comes to SAR work, it certainly is possible to train civvies up to a good standard of hoist ops. Obviously, there needs to be a strict selection process making sure there are the right candidates, who can be trained with the correct training programme. Having seen the work of HRC UK, a company who trains HHO, it can be done and to a very high standard. As previously quoted, by a SAR operator, even the mil guys have to start somewhere.