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Introduction| Table 5.2 Callouts and people moved by UK Military Search and Rescue units: 1998 - 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The primary role of Search & Rescue units is to recover military aircrew from crashed aircraft. However the vast majority of callouts are to assist the general public. Royal Navy Search and Rescue helicopters: The Royal Navy's SAR units are 771 Squadron based at the Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose (HMS Seahawk) in Cornwall and the HMS Gannet SAR Flight located at Glasgow Prestwick International Airport. Royal Air Force Search and Rescue helicopters: RAF Sea King rescue helicopters of Nos. 22 and 202 Squadrons operate from six locations - RAF Boulmer, RAF Valley, RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Leconfield, RAF Chivenor and RAF Wattisham. Other helicopters: 'Other' types of helicopters are primarily Sea King helicopters operated by contractors. RAF Mountain Rescue Service: The Mountain Rescue Service HQ is based at RAF Valley and coordinates the RAF's four Mountain Rescue Teams (MRT) based at: RAF Kinloss, RAF Leuchars, RAF Leeming & RAF Valley. RAF Nimrod: Specially equipped Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft, based at RAF Kinloss in Scotland, are always on standby and can be at the scene of an emergency quickly to act as "Top Cover" - an on-scene coordinator for helicopters or ships involved in the rescue operation. |
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| Callouts | UK |
Helicopters |
MRT |
Fixed wing aircraft |
Ships |
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Total |
RN |
RAF |
Other |
Nimrod |
Other |
Civilian | Military | ||||||||||||||
1998 |
1 898 | 463 | 1 257 | 20 | 82 | 71 | 2 | 3 | 1 777 | 121 | |||||||||||
1999 |
1 912 | 499 | 1 235 | - | 113 | 65 | - | - | 1 786 | 126 | |||||||||||
2000 |
1 941 | 499 | 1 278 | - | 92 | 71 | 1 | - | 1 819 | 122 | |||||||||||
2001 |
1 763 | 502 | 1 115 | - | 91 | 54 | 1 | - | 1 660 | 103 | |||||||||||
2002 |
1 684 | 436 | 1 122 | - | 79 | 46 | 1 | - | 1 586 | 98 | |||||||||||
2003 |
1 714 | 424 | 1 173 | - | 80 | 37 | - | - | 1 618 | 96 | |||||||||||
2004 |
1 638 | 453 | 1 079 | - | 67 | 37 | 2 | - | 1 538 | 100 | |||||||||||
2005 |
1 702 | 478 | 1 114 | - | 73 | 37 | - | - | 1 610 | 92 | |||||||||||
2006 |
1 875 | 497 | 1 258 | 1 | 86 | 32 | 1 | - | 1 785 | 90 | |||||||||||
2007 |
1 973 | 592 | 1 258 | - | 102 | 21 | - | - | 1 892 | 81 | |||||||||||
2008 |
2 083 | 586 | 1 377 | - | 91 | 29 | - | - | 2 028 | 55 | |||||||||||
| People moved | UK |
Helicopters |
MRT |
Fixed wing aircraft |
Ships |
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Total |
RN |
RAF |
Other |
Nimrod |
Other |
Civilian | Military | ||||||||||||||
1998 |
1 243 | 283 | 937 | 11 | 12 | - | - | - | 1 138 | 105 | |||||||||||
1999 |
1 204 | 355 | 832 | - | 17 | - | - | - | 1 150 | 54 | |||||||||||
2000 |
1 316 | 360 | 934 | - | 22 | - | - | - | 1 267 | 49 | |||||||||||
2001 |
1 182 | 386 | 781 | - | 15 | - | - | - | 1 139 | 43 | |||||||||||
2002 |
1 224 | 314 | 900 | - | 10 | - | - | - | 1 181 | 43 | |||||||||||
2003 |
1 273 | 320 | 922 | - | 31 | - | - | - | 1 206 | 67 | |||||||||||
2004 |
1 412 | 416 | 978 | - | 17 | - | 1 | - | 1 355 | 57 | |||||||||||
2005 |
1 384 | 380 | 907 | - | 97 | - | - | - | 1 315 | 69 | |||||||||||
2006 |
1 463 | 479 | 968 | - | 16 | - | - | - | 1 409 | 54 | |||||||||||
2007 |
1 767 | 507 | 1 219 | - | 41 | - | - | - | 1 710 | 57 | |||||||||||
2008 |
1 607 | 516 | 1 062 | - | 29 | - | - | - | 1 565 | 42 | |||||||||||
| Source: DASA(Equipment & Personnel Analysis) | |||||||||||||||||||||