The Technological factors affecting the Rescue Services The rescue services are affected both directly and indirectly by technology. There are affected directly by the improvements made to their equipment be it helicopters launches or RIB's. The advancements in technology which have been made in their kit have allowed them to carry out rescue operations with a higher success rate but more importantly with a greater degree of safety to the rescuers. The service is affected …showed first 75 words of 383 total…

…showed last 75 words of 383 total…in the technology this is resulting in people attempting to do things that they don't have the skill to do. What they are doing is using the technology as a substitute for the skill. Thus when inevitably the technology breaks down they are in real trouble. Examples of this are radar assisted collisions and GPS assisted groundings both of which are becoming more and more common. This inevitably leads to the rescue services being deployed.