Air Rescue UK

Air Rescue UK is a group of companies that supports helicopter operators. Its work covers search and rescue, helicopter hoist operations and crew training. The main office is at Sentinel House on Mariners Way in Harwich, United Kingdom. The company moved into a purpose built office and training complex there in April 2025.

The group was formed in 2014 to support a bid for the UK Ministry of Defence search and rescue contract in the Falkland Islands. The site says that contract has been live since 31 March 2016. The group includes Air Rescue Training and Simulation Ltd and Air Rescue Falkland Islands Ltd. In 2025 it formed a joint venture with Westair Aviation in Namibia, called Air Rescue Africa.

The site says the company supports operations in Africa, the Mediterranean and other regions. Its staff have worked on oil and gas search and rescue in East Africa, Kazakhstan and Romania. Staff also helped set up search and rescue for Shell in Brunei. The site says the group supports operations on three continents.

Support services include full contract provision, transition support, stand up support and exploration support. The consulting work covers OEM liaison, helicopter acceptance, procedure development and clinical direction. The site also lists quality assurance and standardisation work.

Training covers rear crew courses. These range from psychometric testing and aviation ground school to technical crew training for hoisting. The site says the company offers crew resource management and human factors courses. It also lists a critical decision making course and a synthetic pool for winchman training. Simulation work is done with Bluedrop Training and Simulation.

The site says the company does not sell ready made solutions. Each solution is built around the operator's own needs and rules. The site describes its work as long term partnerships rather than one off services.

The contact page lists a business support email, a business development email and a phone number, +44 (0) 203 196 8100. The company is registered in England and Wales, and its registered office is in Telford. The site has a LinkedIn page.