3D - Happy New Year chap. No - the MIRG requirement is just one more thing that those highly paid people who get to control things forgot to think about and another indicator of how unjoined-up the UK's Emergency Services response to anything is.
However, I probably wasn't the only one who was surprised that Lee and Portland didn't get at least 1 S-92 between them - if nothing else it would have saved that embarassing use of the non-auto hover S61's for night-time shifts in the Channel. CHC couldn't even give a guaranteed night wet winching capability after they had screwed up on the 139! I am sure you boys were pulling your hair out in frustration.