Sir, you display a significant lack of knowledge about how our industry works.
I appreciate your honest response, and I concur. I am from the software side of industry, not the flying side.
So can you explain why an operator wouldn't provide NVG for crews in NVG-compatible helicopters? Why would it be beholden on the Coastguard to tell them to do it?
Certification requirements? Training? Surely it can't be cost given that these are $20 million aircraft flown by crews on six-figure salaries, the cost of NVG would be negligible in return for the benefits.