3DCam -stop being precious and read what my post actually says - the smiley was there to indicate that I knew exactly what sarowl meant but that it could be read another way.
Equally, I know that the first standby aircraft at the MCA flights is autohover - my question was whether the spare had a doppler meter which would allow some semblance of night overwater hover or if it was the same as the CHC one which is like a big Wessex in terms of night capability. The reason for mentioning it was sarowls statement that the spare aircraft represented only a small diminution of capability which is not true for night over water work.