Originally Posted by
hookesjoint
As anyone who has crewed 24/7 AWSAR in the past will know it is 10 times more involved and difficult than LIMSAR, given the requirements for a bunch of gap analysis, risk assessments, CASA manual approvals and CASA exemptions etc. If HNZ are struggling to get day only LIMSAR up and running some 6 months late they will be in for a big shock when they move onto AWSAR, it just ain't easy and nor should it be, compared to offshore flights it has a significantly higher risk profile.
I couldn't agree more Hookesjoint. Whilst the capabilities of the modern aircraft we're seeing nowadays makes overwater SAR at night & in adverse weather a much safer thing than in the past, it's still nothing to be taken lightly as has been sadly demonstrated by the loss of R116 in March (& I'm not for a moment suggesting the ICC took their job lightly)
I sincerely hope that all players keep their focus on what's important & that's staying safe out there!