Asked by: Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party - Moray)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assets he has designated for search and rescue under section 2.5 of Annex 12 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation; and where each such asset is located.
Answered by John Hayes
The Department for Transport can call upon a range of assets currently designated for search and rescue under 2.5 of Annex 12 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation. These assets are set out in the following table:
Stornoway Airport | Coastguard S92s |
Sumburgh Airport | Coastguard S92s |
RAF Lossiemouth | Sea Kings |
RAF Boulmer | Sea Kings |
RAF station, Leconfield | Sea Kings |
RAF station, Wattisham | Sea Kings |
MCA Daedalus (Lee-on-Solent) | Coastguard AW139s |
MCA Portland | Coastguard AW139 |
RNAS Culdrose | Sea Kings |
RAF station, Chivenor | Sea Kings |
RAF Valley | Sea Kings |
HMS Gannet | Sea Kings |
The Department can also call upon commercially operated fixed wing aircraft based at Inverness and East Midlands Airports and a military C-130 Hercules to support long range SAR operations.
Asked by: Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party - Moray)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assets he has designated for search and rescue under section 2.5 of Annex 12 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation; and where each such asset is located.
Answered by Stephen Hammond
I refer the Hon. Member to my answer of 2 September 2013 [Official Report, Column 153W].