The way the Coastguard delivers the coordination of search and rescue operations on our coast and out at sea is changing.
The modernisation programme will see the National Maritime Operations Centre (NMOC) and 10 other Coastguard Operation Centres around the UK operate as an integrated network managing workload on a national basis. This means in a search and rescue operation there will be a much bigger and better support network available nationally to help Coastguards who may be dealing with multiple incidents at once.
The public won’t notice any difference. If you call 999 and ask for the Coastguard, or issue a mayday broadcast, there will still be someone there to help. There will be no reduction in rescue resources either. The Coastguard Rescue Teams, lifeboats, rescue helicopters and other rescue units that are sent out to help you will be unaffected.
National Maritime Operations Centre (NMOC)
At the heart of this new set up is the NMOC based in Hampshire. The centre went live in September 2014, taking on operations from both Solent and Portland Coastguard.
47 Coastguards are currently working at the new centre. This will increase to 96 Coastguards once the national network is fully operational by the end of 2015.
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