Rescue Services: Belfast

Transport written question – answered am ar 17 Gorffennaf 2013.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Katy Clark Katy Clark Llafur, North Ayrshire and Arran

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on how many occasions the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre, Belfast was staffed at below risk-assessed levels in June 2013.

Photo of Stephen Hammond Stephen Hammond The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Belfast Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre (MRCC) was staffed at below risk assessed levels in June 2013 on 51 occasions out of 60 shifts.

These situations are mitigated by '’MRCC pairing’ where each MRCC is connected to at least one other MRCC which is available to provide mutual support. In respect of Belfast MRCC mutual support is available through a fixed link from MRCC Stornoway and dial up links from the MRCCs at Shetland, Aberdeen, Liverpool or Holyhead.

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