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Given all the taxes and user fees one faces just for landing and taking off at a commercial airfield why not just add one more user fee:
A SAR tax for aircraft and boats.
A SAR tax that could be reduced/eliminated if SAR insurance were carried. SAR premiums that could be reduced with appropriate beacons.
There used to be private Fire Services funded by insurance companies, and I believe in some countries that is still part of the model. While I would argue against private Fire Services because everyone owns a house and one burning house puts the neighbourhood at risk, most SAR involved incidents only involve the individuals that voluntarily and knowingly put themselves at risk.
If you are a commercial pilot or boat owner or tour operator it would just be another cost of business.
A SAR tax for aircraft and boats.
A SAR tax that could be reduced/eliminated if SAR insurance were carried. SAR premiums that could be reduced with appropriate beacons.
There used to be private Fire Services funded by insurance companies, and I believe in some countries that is still part of the model. While I would argue against private Fire Services because everyone owns a house and one burning house puts the neighbourhood at risk, most SAR involved incidents only involve the individuals that voluntarily and knowingly put themselves at risk.
If you are a commercial pilot or boat owner or tour operator it would just be another cost of business.