Ok, NAA then. Still, you would think that someone in the continent's safety agency would be interested that for a task as potentially hazardous as SAR in all weathers by day and night which, as we've seen in the last few days can throw up monumental challenges, is going to be provided by someone who won the contract a week and a half before the start date. That's beyond belief. Considering the levels of regulation/red tape etc that civilian operators have to comply with in most fields of aviation, it does seem as though sometimes you're good to go with Search and Rescue if you can stick a hoist on the side of an aircraft. Come on EASA/NAA. Sort it out.