When the Chopper pilot (Jill Halfpenny) is seen flying the captured Jetranger, she is flying from the Left hand seat. Helicopters are generally flown from the right hand seat and the choppers 'real' pilot can be seen flying from the correct right seat with Jill Halfpenny 'following through' on the left hand controls.
Though set on the fictional HMS Monarch, you can see the ships name HMS Montrose and its pennant F236 in many of the outdoor scenes.
Colonel Naboo (Paul Bhattacharjee) calls the hostages' attitude "all-for-one-and-one-for-all", which he says is "very British". It's not - being the motto of the Three Musketeers, it's very French.