Specialized Response and Training (SRT), a division of SRT Helicopters was chosen after an extensive competitive selection process to provide training for National Helicopters pilots and maintenance personnel. SRT will also be providing hoist operators and rescue personnel to staff National’s S76 rescue helicopter. The contract includes both over water and inland search and rescue.
According to Joshey Mahabir, CEO and General Manager of National Helicopter Services LTD., “Because of SRT’s reputation and operational experience in Helicopter Search and Rescue and Hoist Operations, it was clear that SRT was best qualified to meet our extensive requirements and ever-changing time lines.”
SRT Helicopters, based in Bakersfield, California, is a full service helicopter company that specializes in providing high risk operational services and training for private business; military, and local, state, and federal agencies. SRT’s training staff is comprised of working professionals who regularly respond to real-world missions, which ensures that the company’s training methods and curriculum are current, relevant, and designed to address real-life operational scenarios. SRT training is customized to meet each customer’s specific mission requirements, which may include initial and recurrent pilot training; CRM/human factors for aircrew and management personnel; technical rescue training, including helicopter hoist operations and maintenance; incident management and incident command training; special operations, including airborne use of force; and operations in austere environments.
National Helicopter Services Limited (NHSL) which is a joint venture between the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago, is the largest helicopter operator in Trinidad and Tobago and provides helicopter transport services throughout Caribbean South America.
