Ayr Coastguard Rescue Team (CRT) is made up of 11 volunteer Coastguard Rescue Officers (CRO's), each who also hold down regular occupations.  The team is on a permanent standby to respond to any incidents tasked to by a Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre. We are equipped to carry out coastal searches, cliff rescues, and on scene coordination of incidents.

Her Majesty's Coastguard is responsible for the initiation and co-ordination of civil maritime search and rescue with in the United Kingdom Search and Rescue Region.
This includes mobilisation, organisation and tasking of adequate resources to respond to persons in distress at sea, or to persons at risk of injury or death on the cliffs or shoreline of the United Kingdom.

This site is unofficial, and as such any information contained herein is not approved by the MCA (Maritime and Coastguard Agency).

In an emergency dial 999 or 112 and ask for COASTGUARD

If at sea please use the Emergency Distress Frequency on VHF 16