Join us as Philip Hanson, Aviation Technical Assurance Manager at the Maritime & Coastguard Agency discusses the evolution of Coastguard aviation and how that led the MCA to explore BVLOS drone use to support time critical missions, to increase search efficience and effectiveness, while reducing the risk to the rescuers.

Speaker Bio:

Phil Hanson, Aviation Technical Assurance Manager at HM Maritime & Coastguard Agency.

Phil’s career began as an Avionic engineering apprentice at the Royal Naval Aircraft Yard Fleetlands in Gosport Hampshire.

Career Highlights include:

• Implementing business change in the Defence Aviation Repair Agency
• Working in MOD airworthiness policy
• Management and development of UAV research programmes for the MOD
• Project managing the implementation of interim Search and Rescue (SAR) Helicopter contract in introducing new technology
• Project engineer for the Joint SAR Helicopter Procurement, holding airworthiness and safety delegations
• Managing through life support of 20+ MOD UAV capabilities which provided surveillance and information superiority for the RAF, RN and Army.

Current role: Responsible for technical aspects and service acceptance of SAR Helicopter, Aerial Surveillance and Maritime drone capability.