The UK Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre' (ARCC) is based at
RAF Kinloss, near Forres in Moray. The centre is responsible for coordinating all RAF,
Royal Navy and MCA
Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopters, and also the RAF Mountain Rescue Service.Military and Coastguard helicopters are on standby 24 hours a day to assist those in difficulty, both at sea and over land. Helicopter crews are at 15 minutes notice during the day, reducing to 45 minutes at night.The control centre is manned by military staff, supplimented by civilian MOD employees who operated the long-range HF communication equipment. Using an IBM-based Rescue Coordination System (RCS), the coordinators task helicopters following requests from the emergency services. With an area of responsibility spanning almost 1 million square miles, the ARCC deals with incidents across the whole of the UK out to half way across the North Atlantic.
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