This has been waiting in the wings for the past 18 months. HMG again brought in legislation without thinking how it would affect all the safety services. The 2000hr limit applies to Doctors, nurses, fire services, police and of course SAR. The DfT are looking at legislation which allows essential services to continue as before - ie count standby time as half, but as with everything the wheel turns slowly. More crews then and less time at work
