1. Protecting our Sea and Shores in the 21 st Century The Future Coastguard

2. Introduction The proposals will NOT: change the radio communications network or the 999 arrangements reduce the volunteer Coastguard Rescue Service affect lifeboats and helicopters but WILL: improve resilience share workload make better use of work skills

3. Rescue Co-ordination Centres Today We are staffed for peak activity all the time and the current structure does not allow for distribution of workload. One MRCC may be more than 5 times busier than another over a year An MRCC at a busy period can have 20 times more work than another at a quiet time

4. Coordination Centres

5. Event Workload This shows the annual event workload for typical year at one MRCC This is the event workload at a different MRCC, with the same staffing, skills and resources, for the same year

6. National Event Workload

7. Proposed HMCG Coordination Infrastructure Two 24/7 Maritime Operations Centres (MOCs) One 24/7 Maritime Sub-Centre (MSC) at Dover Five daytime hours MSCs at Belfast or Liverpool Falmouth Humber Stornoway or Shetland Swansea Continuation of the London Coastguard operation. The future Coastguard is based on a single national network of:

8. Preserving Local Knowledge We will use: Already embedded knowledge Modern information systems Our partners in the Community

9. Coastguard Rescue Service

10. Key Benefits Enhanced safety Better use of our people Better use of technology

11. Thank-you Questions?