So no surprises there then. But what concerns me is the ability of modern high disc loaded helicopters to recover people from life rafts. Viz the helicopter only recovering 3 out of 18 people from the recent North Sea ditching (although I don't know if that was due to the aircraft or because the standby boat got there first). Has anyone any experience of this on the aircraft types proposed? Will the bidders be required to demonstrate this and other abilities prior to a choice being made? Does this issue matter to the SARH team?