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Written question asked by Baroness Clark of Kilwinning (Labour) on Monday, 8 December 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 December 2014. It was answered by John Hayes (Conservative) on Monday, 15 December 2014 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

HM Coastguard: Stornoway

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre at Stornoway was staffed at below risk-assessed levels in (a) October and (b) November 2014.

Answer

Stornoway Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) was staffed below risk assessed levels during:

a) October 2014 – 40 occasions out of 62 shifts

b) November 2014 – 40 occasions out of 60 shifts

Where there are specific issues at a MRCC Her Majesty’s Coastguard is using the current long established pairing arrangements between MRCCs. This enables each MRCC to be connected to at least one other MRCC which is available to provide mutual support.

These historic risk assessed watch level assessments at MRCCs err strongly on the side of caution. As each MRCC joins the evolving national network the number of Coastguards at any of the individual centres becomes less significant. The flexibility of the new arrangements gives a new significance to the number of Coastguards available on the growing network.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
217709
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Staff HM Coastguard Stornoway
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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