HC said
Now my sole experience of SAR is doing drums (badly) a few times and once winching a live crewman down onto a ship on a nice day (well I think he was still alive) so I am no expert, and I found it "challenging", but I suspect doing SAR is like oil and gas - yes, really difficult if you don't have a bit of skill and experience in the role, but with some training its really not that hard,
oh dear HC, hope no-one ever needs your help around the 'back of the Ben' on a dark n stormy night!
btw when is flying to a rig really difficult (yes, I have - frequently)