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united kingdom HM Coastguard

Her Majesty s Coastguard    

Organisation History:

Her Majesty's Coastguard (HMCG) was founded in 1822 with the purpose of protecting revenue against smugglers. By 1923, the emphasis had changed to protecting life, shipping and the environment around Britain's 17000 km of coastline and within the UK Search and Rescue Region (UKSRR). Since 1998, HMCG has been part of the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency. In conjunction with this, Trinity House and the Northern Lighthouse Board operate automated and a few manned lighthouses and lightships, whilst the Admiralty's Hydrographic Office provides maritime charts. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) provides a volunteer lifeboat service and other organisations can commit assets for rescue as and when required. HMCG provides controllers at a number of Rescue Coordination Centres (RCC), which also deal with onshore rescue. HMCG through the Maritime RCCs, is the competent authority for tasking the Search and Rescue helicopter service provided through UK Department for Transport funding. The aircraft are provided through a mixture of Royal Air Force, Royal Navy and from 1980 when minimum response times were established, civilian contractor units. Each are assigned a sector of the UKSRR as their primary area of operations.
RAF and Royal Navy Search and Rescue helicopters can be found under their respective organisations. Helicopters operated by civilian units on behalf of HMCG are listed here, with a note identifying the contractor organisation which owns and maintains them.


Rotary Wing Aircraft Units in this Organisation: Login to Edit    

Rotary Wing Aircraft UnitCreatedDisband
    portland district - uk srr portland district
1995 --
    shetland district - uk srr shetland district
1983 --
    solent district - uk srr solent district
1988 --
    stornoway district - uk srr stornoway district
1987 --


Bases/Heliports of this Organisation: Login to Edit    

    Viewing: Current Bases/Heliports | Historical

Base / HeliportUnits of this Base/Heliport
   Lee-on-Solentsolent district 1988/now
   Portlandportland district 1995/now
   Stornowaystornoway district 1987/now
   Sumburghshetland district 1985/now

Models in this Organisation: Login to Edit    

ModelDel'dFrom YearTo Year
    AW AW139 32008present
    sikorsky s-61 H-3 71983present



Individual Helicopters on Database: Login to Edit    

ModelC/NBuiltID     /     History
    S-61N Mk.II 61-712 1974G-BBHL: ex N4032S. Owned and maintained by Bristow Helicopters on behalf ...
    S-61N Mk.II 61-713 1973G-BBHM: Accident report by the UK Air Accident Investigation Branch (PDF ...
G-BBHM: ex N4033S,G-BBHM, 8Q-HUM. Owned and maintained by Bristow Helicop ...
    S-61N Mk.II 61-737 1975G-BCLC: Owned and maintained by Bristow Helicopters on behalf of HM Coast ...
    S-61N Mk.II 61-751 1978G-BDIJ: ex G-BDIJ, then 9M-AYF, to G-BDIJ. Owned and maintained by Bristo ...
    s-61 H-3 61-765 1978G-BDOC: Owned and maintained by Bristow Helicopters on behalf of HM Coast ...
    S-61N Mk.II 61-752 1974G-BIMU: S-61N Mk.II. ex N4042S, then VH-CRU, N4042S, VH-CRU, N8511Z, to G ...
    s-61 H-3 61-822 1987G-BPWB: ex EI-BHO, then G-BPWB, EI-BHO, to G-BPWB. Owned and maintained b ...
    AW139 31203 2007G-CGIJ: Operated for HM Coastguard by CHC Scotia, since April 2008.
    AW139 31208 2007G-CWGB: Operated for HM Coastguard by CHC Scotia, since April 2008.
    AW139 31209 2007G-SARD: Operated for HM Coastguard by CHC Scotia, since April 2008.

        10 Construction Numbers in this organisation found



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