Alex Pollitt is a former Royal Navy helicopter pilot, with experience in military and civil Search and Rescue operations, and is currently flying in a maritime SAR operation with the Spanish Coastguard. He has a particular interest in Crew Resource Management, and is both a civil and military accredited CRM Instructor, with an MA in International Liaison and Communication.
Migrant search and rescue
Alex Pollitt, a SAR pilot with Babcock Mission Critical Services España, asks if the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean could result in the final flourish of the manned helicopter as…
Crew resource management in SAR and HEMS operations
Alex Pollitt considers the issue of the exact roles and responsibilities held by helicopter technical crew, asking, if you’re not flight crew, what are you?
