 hm coastguard
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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.
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| Model | Qty | From Year | To Year | | agustawestland aw139 | 3 | 2008 | present | | sikorsky s-61 h-3 | 6 | 1983 | present |
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| Model | C/N | Built | ID / History | | s-61 h-3 | 61-712 | 1974 | G-BBHL: ex N4032S. Owned and maintained by Bristow Helicopters on behalf of HM Coastguard. In 2003 was based at ...
| | s-61 h-3 | 61-713  | 1973 | G-BBHM: Accident report by the UK Air Accident Investig ...
G-BBHM: ex N4033S,G-BBHM, 8Q-HUM. Owned and maintained by Bristow Helicopters on behalf of HM Coastguard. In 2002 was based at&n ...
| | s-61 h-3 | 61-737 | 1975 | G-BCLC: Owned and maintained by Bristow Helicopters on behalf of HM Coastguard. In 2003 was based at ...
| | s-61 h-3 | 61-751 | 1978 | G-BDIJ: ex G-BDIJ, then 9M-AYF, to G-BDIJ. Owned and maintained by Bristow Helicopters on behalf of HM Coastguard. In 2003 was b ...
| | s-61 h-3 | 61-765 | 1978 | G-BDOC: Owned and maintained by Bristow Helicopters on behalf of HM Coastguard. In 2003 was based at ...
| | s-61 h-3 | 61-752 | 1974 | G-BIMU: S-61N Mk.II. ex N4042S, then VH-CRU, N4042S, VH-CRU, N8511Z, to G-BIMU. Owned and maintained by Bristow Helicopters on b ...
| | s-61 h-3 | 61-822 | 1987 | G-BPWB: ex EI-BHO, then G-BPWB, EI-BHO, to G-BPWB. Owned and maintained by Bristow Helicopters on behalf of HM Coastguard. In 20 ...
| | aw139 | 31203 | 2007 | G-CGIJ: Operated for HM Coastguard by CHC Scotia, since April 2008.
| | aw139 | 31208 | 2007 | G-CWGB: Operated for HM Coastguard by CHC Scotia, since April 2008.
| | aw139 | 31209 | 2007 | G-SARD: Operated for HM Coastguard by CHC Scotia, since April 2008.
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10 Construction Numbers in this organisation found
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