CR6 Response Accepted

Joint exercises on triage procedure

Recommendation

Those involved in maritime search and rescue should continue to undertake joint exercises on the application of the Mass Persons in the Water Triage procedure.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
Government response: Accepted. No public evidence of delivery has been found.
Sources
Government response (2026-07-16): Accepted Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cranston-inquiry-interim-response Text: All of those involved in maritime SAR recognise the importance and value of joint exercises on the recovery of multiple persons from the water. HMCG and BSC have participated in RNLI’s annual mass rescue live-play exercise in 2023, 2024 and 2025 and will continue to do so. The Multiple Persons in Wa Government response (2026-07-16): Accepted Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cranston-inquiry-interim-response Text: Recommendation 6: Those involved in maritime search and rescue should continue to undertake joint exercises on the application of the Mass Persons in the Water Triage procedure. All of those involved in maritime SAR recognise the importance and value of joint exercises on the recovery of multiple pe
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Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Response
Accepted
Accepted HM Coastguard Initial Response
16 Jul 2026

All of those involved in maritime SAR recognise the importance and value of joint exercises on the recovery of multiple persons from the water. HMCG and BSC have participated in RNLI’s annual mass rescue live-play exercise in 2023, 2024 and 2025 and will continue to do so. The Multiple Persons in Water Triage Tool was tested in the last two live-play exercises and will be tested again in the exercise planned for October 2026.

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Accepted Department for Transport Follow-up
16 Jul 2026

Recommendation 6: Those involved in maritime search and rescue should continue to undertake joint exercises on the application of the Mass Persons in the Water Triage procedure. All of those involved in maritime SAR recognise the importance and value of joint exercises on the recovery of multiple persons from the water. HMCG and BSC have participated in RNLI’s annual mass rescue live-play exercise in 2023, 2024 and 2025 and will continue to do so. The Multiple Persons in Water Triage Tool was tested in the last two live-play exercises and will be tested again in the exercise planned for October 2026.

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Source
Inquiry Cranston Inquiry
Report The Cranston Inquiry Report 05 Feb 2026
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Responsible Bodies
HM Coastguard Primary
Themes & Tags
Emergency contingency plans Staff training and development Mass Casualty Exercises Training
Recommendation age 0.6 yr
Last formal update 16 Jul 2026