Coastguard search and rescue

Coastguard, search and rescue, safety at the beach, warnings, volunteering and training.

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Guidance and regulation

• Coastguard Rescue Service areas and stations
  • Guidance
  • 11 November 2024
  • Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Disposing of unwanted distress flares
  • Detailed guide
  • 1 January 2023
  • Maritime and Coastguard Agency and Department for Transport
• HM Coastguard rescue coordination centre contact details
  • Detailed guide
  • 30 August 2023
  • Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Strategic Overview of SAR in the UK
  • Guidance
  • 14 May 2024
  • Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Life saving signals
  • Guidance
  • 23 November 2021
  • Maritime and Coastguard Agency

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News and communications

• Personal Locator Beacon registration: 15 minutes that could save your life
  • 5 December 2024
  • Maritime and Coastguard Agency
  • Press release
• New Coastguard station is 'great news for both the team and the island'
  • 28 October 2024
  • Maritime and Coastguard Agency
  • Press release
• HM Coastguard showcases drones and electric vehicles at Emergency Services Show
  • 18 September 2024
  • Maritime and Coastguard Agency
  • Press release
• New full-fibre network ‘enhancing ability to respond to emergencies’ 
  • 27 August 2024
  • Maritime and Coastguard Agency
  • News story
• Maritime and Coastguard Agency documentary ready to return to TV screens
  • 24 April 2024
  • Maritime and Coastguard Agency
  • Press release

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Research and statistics

• Search and rescue helicopter statistics: data tables (SARH)
  • 18 June 2024
  • Department for Transport and Maritime and Coastguard Agency
  • Statistical data set
• Search and rescue helicopter annual statistics: year ending March 2024
  • 18 June 2024
  • Department for Transport and Maritime and Coastguard Agency
  • National statistics
• Search and rescue helicopter annual statistics: year ending March 2023
  • 20 June 2023
  • Department for Transport and Maritime and Coastguard Agency
  • National statistics
• Search and rescue helicopter bi-annual statistics: April to September 2022
  • 7 December 2022
  • Department for Transport
  • National statistics
• Search and rescue helicopter annual statistics: year ending March 2022
  • 22 June 2022
  • Department for Transport
  • National statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

• HM Coastguard proposals for modernisation 2011
  • 14 July 2011
  • Maritime and Coastguard Agency
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 06 October 2011
• HM Coastguard proposals for modernisation 2010
  • 16 December 2010
  • Maritime and Coastguard Agency
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 05 May 2011

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Review of the UK search and rescue helicopter service
  • 23 July 2019
  • Maritime and Coastguard Agency
  • Corporate report
• MCA: Annual report and accounts 2017 to 2018
  • 19 July 2018
  • Maritime and Coastguard Agency
  • Corporate report

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Organisations

• Maritime & Coastguard Agency
• Department for Transport
• Northern Ireland Office