MRCC Forth
 Forth MRCC is situated at Fifeness, the most easterly point in the Kingdom of Fife. The building itself looks very similar to an old style Air traffic control center with the administration staff situated on the ground floor whilst the operations area is on the first floor.
There are 22 members of staff which breaks down to 4 Watches, each consisting of a Watch Manager, two Watch Officers and 2 Watch Assistants. The remaining staff are the Station Manager (RCCM) Mr Davy Dick and an administration secretary.
The RCCM deals with the day to day running of the station, working closely with his colleagues in Aberdeen, however during any incident working his additional expertise and guidance can be called upon.
The types of incidents that Forth MRCC deal with can range from Cliff incidents to large vessels in difficulty. A Coastguard Watch Officer has to deal with any possible type of incident and therefore he has to be able to call upon a lot expertise from a wide range or areas.
Training to be a Coastguard Officer means a lot of hard work, the initial training is conducted over a year with examinations at the end of it to qualify. Failure means a resit on the relevant areas, a second failure means termination of their employment.
Technology in MCA means that the work of the Coastguard Officer is continually changing, a Coastguard Officer has to continually renew his knowledge and this is done by attending to the Coastguard school at Christchurch in England. Any qualifications have to be renewed on a constant basis, this is normally over a 5 year period.
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