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| Originally Posted by nigelH ARGH!!!!
Acountantspeak.
They add up the total cost and divide by the number of times it is used and call that cost per. It may well cost thousands of pounds a week to have a lifeboat just sitting there used or unused but the cost of sending it out isn't an extra £6000 per pop.
I've seen a company go bust because they let accountants do that. These are the kind of silly stories that make people NOT call the coastguard because they don't want to waste a lot of money so they wait until their simple problem has become a disaster |
That is so true. A diver surfacing with slight pains may put off calling the coastguard if he/she thinks it will cost £9000 for them to scramble. I bet in reality the actual cost would be: the fuel used, maybe £200/hr, ware 'n tear, a guess at £100/hr. Other things such as maintainance, servicing and wages etc would be paid out irrespective of whether the 'copter is on the ground or in the air. The same thing has been said about calling an ambulance, over £1000 per call.