Soteria

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Soteria

• Search Rescue Helicopters (SAR-H)

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Helicopter Search Rescue (SAR) in the UK

• Covers 11,000 miles of coastline
• UK Search and Rescue Region (SRR) Covers
  1.4million square miles of sea
• Covers overland SAR
• UK Helicopter Search and Rescue
• 12 bases. 4 currently operated and managed by
  Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) for the
  Department for Transport and 8 by the MOD (Royal
  Navy Royal Air Force)
• MCA and MOD together provide a 24/7 service
• 1998-2006 over 18,800 UK SAR helicopter
  incidents
• Department for Transport lead civil
  maritime/aeronautical SAR provision

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Current UK SAR capability
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Current SAR aircraft
MOD Sea King
MOD Sea King
MCA AW139
MCA S92
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UK SAR region
Total incidents UKSRR (excluding false alarms)
1998 to 2006 inclusive.
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UK SAR region
Total incidents UKSRR (excluding false alarms)
1998 to 2006 inclusive.
Very High Risk
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UK SAR region
Total incidents UKSRR (excluding false alarms)
1998 to 2006 inclusive.
Very High Risk
High Risk
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UK SAR region
Total incidents UKSRR (excluding false alarms)
1998 to 2006 inclusive.
Very High Risk
High Risk
Moderate Risk
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UK SAR region
Total incidents UKSRR (excluding false alarms)
1998 to 2006 inclusive.
Very High Risk
High Risk
Moderate Risk
Low Risk
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UK SAR region
Total incidents UKSRR (excluding false alarms)
1998 to 2006 inclusive.
Very High Risk
High Risk
Moderate Risk
Low Risk
Very Low Risk
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UK SAR region
Introduction of new technology will increase
coverage
Total incidents UKSRR (excluding false alarms)
1998 to 2006 inclusive.
Very High Risk
High Risk
Moderate Risk
Low Risk
Very Low Risk
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SAR-H Solution Basis Stated Operational
Objectives

• Concurrency
• Ability to respond to 12 separate but concurrent
  incidents
• Surge
• Ability for 2 x aircraft to reach risk area
  within 75 mins
• Ability for 3 x aircraft to reach risk area
  within 90 mins
• Reach
• Ability to reach all Very High Risk Areas and 75
  of Medium Risk Areas within 60 mins
• Ability to reach Threshold SAR Operating Area
  (max 250nm) within 120 mins
• Availability
• 98 on state of readiness. 15 minutes take off
  during daytime, 45 minutes at night

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SAR-H single statement of user need

• The User requires a manned-helicopter capability
  that can undertake SAR operations in response to
  maritime, aeronautical and overland SAR incidents
  within the UK SAR region (and Falkland Island
  Protection Zone) and other directed tasking by
  day, night and in adverse weather conditions.
• In addition, the military user requires a
  military-manpower footprint within any new force
  to generate and sustain those SAR skills
  identified as being essential for the enduring
  provision of a Deployed SAR capability needed to
  support expeditionary forces.

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SAR-H is

• In 2006 the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and
  Department of Transport (DfT) launched EU
  competitive dialogue procurement designed to
  create
• a single harmonised SAR helicopter service in the
  UK (and Falkland Islands)
• and to provide military aircrew with SAR skills
  that can be transferred to the expeditionary
  forces.

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SAR-H is

• SAR-H programme details
• joint MCA and MoD programme assembling the
  existing SAR helicopter capability into one
  harmonised service, under a single contract
• replace current SAR helicopter service with a
  bespoke capability
• full operating contract - platforms, personnel
  and supporting facilities
• Private Finance Initiative project
• SAR-H contract commences 2012
• contract period of 25 years per base
• EU competitive dialogue process used to identify
  a preferred bidder

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What is Soteria?

• Soteria is the Greek goddess of safety,
  deliverance and preservation from harma
  mission statement that fits well with the role
  of delivering a successful SAR service

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Soteria team for SAR-H
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Playing to our strengths

• Worlds leading provider of civilian helicopter
  SAR services
• Current providers of UK Interim SAR and Irish SAR
  
• Recent and relevant experience of transitioning
  to a new SAR service
• Support infrastructure already in place
• Were doing it today

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Playing to our strengths

• One of the worlds leading financial services
  companies
• Serves over 40 million customers worldwide with
  total assets of just under 2,000 billion
• Over 95 of the FTSE 100 companies bank with RBS
• Extensive track record of over 150 PFI deals
• UK MOD PFI experience across aircraft, simulators
  and accommodation

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Playing to our strengths

• One of UK MODs largest defence suppliers
• 3 established MOD PFI/PPPs successfully
  delivering over 6 years of operational service
• Training expertise
• Aircrew training services for UK MOD with nine
  different fixed and rotary wing aircraft types
• Ground-based training services to the UK MOD for
  more than 1,600 military personnel annually

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Interim SAR for the UK

• Interim SAR
• Five-year contract from 2007-2012 with one-year
  option
• MCA bases Lee-on-the-Solent, Portland,
  Stornoway, Sumburgh
• Interim SAR being delivered by CHC
• CHC provides full SAR operating service
  (aircraft, crew and support)
• Transition to two new fleets (AW139 and S92)
  completed on time with no disruption to service
• Innovative use of new technology platforms,
  featuring latest and best rescue equipment
• Focus on safety, reliability, performance and
  delivery
• Dedicated, highly-trained, professional crews
  ready 24/7 to respond to any incident in all kind
  of weathers

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Accident rate benchmarking

• As of February 2008 our five year rolling average
  was 0.23 accidents per 100,000 hours, below the
  average for major fixed-wing airlines

Note (2006 Data taken from IHST Air Safety
Online and 1998-2003 OGP) (1) From 1996 to the
end of February 2008 (2) Includes 20 well known
airlines, consisting of Lufthansa, British
Airways, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Air
France, Air Canada, and others
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Soteria selects Sikorsky S92 for SAR-H

• Specifically configured for SAR operations.
  Excellent track record. Possesses power, speed
  and technical capabilities to deliver SAR
  services in the most testing conditions, over
  land and sea
• Versatile and well-suited to performing the full
  spectrum of SAR tasks. Remains fully SAR capable
  irrespective of mission, unlike other platforms
  that need to be re-roled
• CHC has significant experience of operating SAR
  S92s in the UK. (Recently G-SARB has exceeded
  1,000 hours of operational flying)
• Repeatedly tested in response to a diverse range
  of operational SAR missions. Has maintained an
  impressive aircraft availability level in excess
  of 98

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S92 SAR discriminators

• Large cabin size Height 6 ft
• Location of winch near to handling pilot
• Firefighting or Mountain Rescue Team in one lift
  and remain fully SAR capable
• Landing on sloping ground 10 degrees fore and
  aft 13 degrees lateral
• Crosswinds 35kts from any direction

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S92
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S92

• a modern heavy-lift helicopter fitted with the
  latest cutting-edge technology and equipment for
  its role in SAR operations
• top speed of 165kt (190mph), can cruise at 145kt
  (167mph). Can be fitted with internal fuel tank,
  which increases its radius of action (ROA) to
  270nm or 310 statute miles (ROA is defined as the
  distance the aircraft can fly from base, spend 30
  minutes on task including 15 minutes in the
  hover, then return to base with 20 minutes fuel
  reserve remaining)
• aircraft fitted with latest high-speed twin hoist
  (in case of single hoist failure), each hoist
  cable being 290 feet long with a lift capacity of
  up to 600lbs at speeds of 350 feet per minute

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S92 (contd)

• aircraft cabin fitted out to allow paramedic
  level of medical care to be administered to a
  casualty and the ramp at the rear of the aircraft
  provides easy assess for loading and unloading of
  stretchers, incubators and other bulky medical
  equipment, as well as easy access for rescue
  teams and their equipment
• one of the first aircraft built to comply fully
  with the FAA/JAA Part 29 safety regulations

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Summary

• Soteria
• CHC largest global supplier of civilian
  helicopter SAR services, including interim SAR
  service for the MCA
• proven SAR service in UK - doing it now
• RBS extensive track record of PFI financing
• proven MOD PFI expertise
• Thales MOD training service MOD PFI expertise
• proven MOD contractor
• S92 a proven and capable SAR platform

The foundations, strength and credibility to
evolve seamlessly into SAR-H
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