Re:SEARCH AND RESCUE SERVICE PRIVATISED 5 Months, 1 Week ago
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THE TASKING FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE IS MEANT TO BE FOR THE RESCUE OF DOWNED PILOTS,IF IT HAS TO BE USED TO RESCUE A HILLWALKER OR SAILOR WHO HAS GOT INTO DIFFICULTY THROUGH THEIR OWN INCOMPETENCE THEN SURELY THEY SHOULD HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL,IF JOE BLOGGS NEW HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS THEN HE MIGHT THINK TWICE ABOUT CLIMBING BEN LOMAND IN SHORTS AND FLIP FLOPS,OR GOING ON THE CLYDE NOT PROPERLY TRAINED IN HIS BOAT!!
PRIVATISED SERVICE MAY BE NOT A BAD THING THE MOD IS STRETCHED AS IT IS WITHOUT PERFORMING RESCUES THAT COULD BE AVOIDED.