Rumour has it that the start of the operation has moved right by at least three weeks due to training problems (i.e. lack of) and aircraft availability.

How can they have problems of lack of a/c? The've had two dedicated jigsaw a/c for weeks and one for months before. Is it lack of skills they are short of?

I think that they have only had one aircraft recently for training as the new one when delivered was put in the hangar for modifications to bring it up to the full "BP Jigsaw" standard. Don't know how long it all takes, but certainly the first aircraft wasn't seen for a few weeks after it was delivered for the same reason.

As for lack of skills, I wouldn't like to comment, but I did hear that two experienced SAR pilots left because they didn't like the conditions they would be expected to work under (I assume that they were different to those mentioned at initial internview).

bond jigsaw
 

A little bit of information is always dangerous boys. Just remember there is a silent partner in this operation, first letter B and second letter P i'll let you figure out the rest, Bond are achieving way beyond the targets set, it is other factors non-aviation related that are causing delays. It may be prudent not to slate your fellow aviators, before checking out facts, now run along back to your little sewing circles and try to be good boys...

With this quote there may be a whiff of Lord Melchett about this bit of spin;)

"Bond are achieving way beyond the targets set"

332M

for modifications to bring it up to the full "BP Jigsaw" standard

That'll be the passenger seats for the inter field shuttling then! :sad:

Not just the a/c side of things slipping back, first of their shiny new "Motherships" arrived in Abz harbour recently and lets just say the MCA have 1 or 2 "concerns".

Sold a pup ? We shall see but I know what most of the industry thinks !!

JIGSAW
 

Now that CHC has been awarded the SAR contract for the Coastguard maybe it will give all you people with nothing but time on your hands something else to talk about. yawn!

Get a LIFE!!!.

Merry Christmas

Ahhh..... jbrerton the Bond Spin Doctor and a very Merry Christmas to you.

I think you'll find there is already a very healthy debate going on about the UK SAR contract but why would you want to stop the debate of jigsaw SAR????

Is there something we don't know you'd like to tell us???

The other alternative, if you find all this all too boring, is to ignore the thread completely!!

Had your payrise yet Bond guys? Have you caught up with the other side?

Wiz

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The other alternative, if you find all this all too boring, is to ignore the thread completely!!

Yes I do find this totally boring and will not be back, you can have the last word as you obviously have alot to say.

Get my name right next time thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy New Year.

JB

Re: North Sea Jigsaw
 

Well jburton I for one will be sorry to see you go! Your 'lets not talk about this subject' postings were quite unique for someone participating on a discussion forum!

NW

Re: North Sea Jigsaw
 

I been out of the country for a bit so not in the loop about JIGSAW but I believe it will go live end of Feb 06, based on the Miller with 6 seats in the back and some captains who have never done Mil or Civil SAR:eek:

Re: North Sea Jigsaw
 

Can the crews selected for the job accomplish the tasks required to the standards set forth by the contract?

If the answer is yes.....then what is the problem?

I see that the Jigsaw A/C is allready doing passenger flights. They bought a very unhappy crew back from the Miller last week. Callsign DO2 said he was an L2 but failed to tell the radio op the 4 seats were missing which led to 4 guys getting bumped at the last minute.

"failed to tell the radio op the 4 seats were missing"


Must have been an SAR crew, a proper crewchange crew would not have made that mistake - would they?;)

Wiz

Heard that the JIGSAW aircraft my be taking up residence on the Miller from 21 Feb?
HF

Thats right, one "Bumble Bee" on the Miller and one at the new base in Sumburgh. 12 hours about SAR duty with some CAT included if it doesnt interfere with the primary SAR tasking. 2 weeks on 2 weeks off with some weeks back at ABZ to keep current for CAT. Some non SAR experienced pilots flying with experienced ex-military SAR captains with thousands of flying hours and hundreds of "R" numbers each to their credit. Experienced winch operators from the RN with decades of SAR time between them. Looking forward to the kick off.......:ok:

EFATO

I do believe there were a number of people such as you describe when BHL first got the SAR contract.

NC43

Jigsaw.

What a wonderful piece of spin. So no captain with no previous SAR experience is being rostered for JIGSAW?:confused:

Looking forward to sharing cabins, being couped up in a small office with 4/5 others for your whole shift, 14 days of night shift on the trot, only 2 weeks leave and having to live in the Aberdeen area with the chance of a "real" SAR job approaching zero as it will interfere with what your customer wants which is support for its ummanned intallations. No popping down to the wardroom for R&R when off shift;)

Wonder how many will last offshore when CHC starts recruiting for the SAR S92