Yes, I am on shift today but I have been doing some flying in our proper long range SAR aircraft!
The article highlights that the MCA will believe what they are told by operators or contractors wanting to pull the wool over their eyes. Not that any of the esteemed bidders for the 3 to 5 Bn SAR H contract would do such a thing
Contractorisation seeks to make profit by reducing manpower and training hours since these are the only 2 variables in SAR - the cost of the machines and infrastructure is broadly the same - which do you think is best for the British public and those other nationalities who choose to travel through our SRR - cheapest or best trained?