The Distress and Diversion D&D) Cell is the emergency centre of RAF(U) Swanwick, based at the London Area Control Centre (LACC) near Southampton.

The D&D Cell aims to provide you with a safe and accurate service, irrespective of your status, to enable you to complete your flight and continue to provide enroute safety information to other airspace users.

The D&D Area of responsibility covers the entire UK out to the FIR boundary. The D&D cell is open 24hrs a day every day, monitoring both 121.5 Mhz and 243.0 Mhz. D&D will respond to any emergencies that occur.

D&D provide:

• Assistance to aircraft in emergency.
• Carry out tracing action for missing/lost AC.
• Facilities for Practice Emergency procedures on UHF and VHF Guard.
• Provide an air traffic service to AC in emergency or transit to a diversion aerodrome.
• Search and Rescue alerting service for both Military and Civil ac on UHF and VHF Guard.