Report
Report - Offshore helicopter operations - April 2010
Report - Offshore helicopter operations - April 2010
- NOPSEMA
- Report
- Competence and TrainingEmergency ResponseHelicopter and AviationInspection and Maintenance
- Regulation and legislation
- Helicopter operations
- HelicopterPersonal locator beacons
- Contractor managementEvacuation, escape and rescue
- Upstream oil and gas
- Helideck
Summary
Updates an earlier review of Australian offshore helicopter support through operator and petroleum-company questionnaires and regulatory analysis. It compares provision with 2006, examines proposed rotorcraft rules and personal locator beacon interference, and reports improvements in monitoring systems, medical evacuation availability, flight tracking and helideck support.
Classifications: Regulation and legislation; safety legislation; regulatory requirements.
Classifications: Helicopter operations; offshore aviation; rotary-wing operations.
Classifications: Helicopter; rotorcraft.
Classifications: Personal locator beacons; PLB.
Classifications: Contractor management; contractor assurance.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Helideck; helicopter landing deck.
Summary
Reviews helicopter support capacity, operational risks, training, maintenance and emergency aviation requirements for offshore petroleum operations.
Themes: competence and training, emergency response, helicopter and aviation, inspection and maintenance.