Winch practice on S-92A EI-ICG on a relatively calm day over the sea.

The Irish Coast Guard S-92A crew at Sligo (left to right): Francis Perris, Ciaran Ferguson, Pat Joyce, Conal McCarron, Paraic Slattery and Gerard Fagan.

The S-92A's avionics have considerably modernised the Irish Coast Guard’s SAR fleet.

Teamwork is essential when operating from fields and mountains or in confined areas.

The Panasonic Toughbook Ordnance Survey and Admiralty Chart-based moving map is linked to the radar and the FLIR.