I think the point Vie is trying to make is that I and others have been shouted down by the assertion that Civ SAR is at least as good as milSAR and cheaper too! That was the foundation of civilianising us in the first place. ...
And my position is that it has not been as good so far ("We are not contracted to ..."). However, this new contract puts them on a quite different contractual footing. Until we have seen operational work under the new contract and new regulatory framework then we have no evidence for adverse criticism.
June 1971 to March 2015? Hey, on you go. Knock yourself out.
Questions linger over the bases that are still GAP until 2017 of course. How those are managed will be interesting.
... ... Perhaps HMS Bristow don't do night wets because the RN never did either......
Ouch!