The centre is responsible for tasking all Maritime & Coastguard Agency Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopters and fixed wing aircraft.

Beechcraft Super King Air B200 aircraft can operate in excess of 400 miles from their base at Doncaster, with an endurance of over five hours.

[1] In March 2016 ownership of tasking search and rescue aircraft transferred from the RAF to HM Coastguard based at the National Maritime Operations Centre (NMOC) in Fareham, Hampshire.

ARCC tasking staff come from a variety of backgrounds within the aviation and military community and work very closely with the Coastguard, Police, Ambulance Authorities and Fire & Rescue Services.

This is the centre that detects emergency beacons within the UK Search and Rescue Region (SRR) using an advanced computer system.