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The Department for Transport has started the procurement process for a new UK wide search and rescue helicopter service to be provided by civilian crews, it has been announced today.
to be fair this has been in the pipeline for years i can recall SAR being market tested or what ever it was called then in 1987,it got shit canned last year when they made a balls up of the tendering process,i can only hope that a grown up is writing the contract and "we" do not end up with a second rate service run for profit with PAYD style get out small print in the contract.
however it will i'm sure result in job cuts.
"The same way the RNLI do? "...... The difference there being that RNLI are VOLUNTEERS working for a charity, not employees working for a profit driven corporation. You seriously think the bean-counters will sanction putting a multi-squillion pound chopper and its crew in real harms way ? For all we slag off the crabs and matelots (in a cheerful, bantering sort of way...) I think we all know that push comes to shove they will go the extra mile.
"The same way the RNLI do? "...... The difference there being that RNLI are VOLUNTEERS working for a charity, not employees working for a profit driven corporation. You seriously think the bean-counters will sanction putting a multi-squillion pound chopper and its crew in real harms way ? For all we slag off the crabs and matelots (in a cheerful, bantering sort of way...) I think we all know that push comes to shove they will go the extra mile.
Edit because other people have seen sense before me.
Contrary to the thoughts of those who salute the flag 6 times a day the armed forces are not the only group of people willing to risk their lives these days.
Hopefully a private company will start charging for their services when things like stupidity and/or booze are to blame for their helicopter having to lift.
"The same way the RNLI do? "...... The difference there being that RNLI are VOLUNTEERS working for a charity, not employees working for a profit driven corporation. You seriously think the bean-counters will sanction putting a multi-squillion pound chopper and its crew in real harms way ? For all we slag off the crabs and matelots (in a cheerful, bantering sort of way...) I think we all know that push comes to shove they will go the extra mile.