Guidance

Search and rescue helicopter statistics information

Guide to search and rescue helicopter statistics, source documents, accompanying notes, definitions and technical documents.

• From: Department for Transport and Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Published: 7 March 2018
• Last updated: 22 June 2022 — See all updates

Guidance, notes and technical documentation regarding search and rescue and helicopter statistics.

Information about quality

Search and rescue helicopter statistics: notes and definitions

Search and rescue helicopter statistics: background quality report

Response to user feedback

Search and rescue helicopter statistics: response to user feedback - March 2016 (PDF, 322 KB, 6 pages)

Search and rescue helicopter statistics: user feedback - November 2015 (PDF, 427 KB, 6 pages)

Published 7 March 2018
Last updated 22 June 2022 + show all updates

1. 22 June 2022

   Background quality report updated for year ending March 2022 report.

2. 27 January 2021

   Pre-release access list (PDF) removed, replaced by a HTML attachment page on the search and rescue helicopter statistics collection page.

3. 22 July 2020

   Pre-release document updated.

4. 11 December 2019

   Pre-release access list document updated for the April to September 2019 report.

5. 12 June 2019

   Background quality report updated for the year ending March 2019 annual report.

6. 12 December 2018

   Pre-release access list document updated.

7. 12 September 2018

   Pre-release access document updated.

8. 13 June 2018

   Background quality report and pre-release access document updated. Notes and definitions added.

9. 7 March 2018

   First published.