Safety Alert
Safety Alert 322 - Helideck Obstructions and Compounding Procedural Errors Contribute to Five Near Misses on OCS
Safety Alert 322 - Helideck Obstructions and Compounding Procedural Errors Contribute to Five Near Misses on OCS
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 322
- Helicopter and AviationHuman Factors
- Human factors
- Helicopter operations
- Helicopter
- Operating and work proceduresSafety communication
- Upstream oil and gas
- HelideckOffshore installation
Summary
This alert describes five helicopter near misses at OCS oil and gas helidecks, involving uncommunicated closures, poorly visible status lighting and protruding obstructions near tail rotors. Recommendations address NOTAM checks, radio warnings, closure markings, helideck information plates, visual reconnaissance, crew resource management and landing position within the aiming circle.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Helicopter operations; offshore aviation; rotary-wing operations.
Classifications: Helicopter; rotorcraft.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Helideck; helicopter landing deck.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
BSEE Safety Alert 322. Themes: helicopter and aviation, human factors.