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Offshore Industry Improving Aviation Resilience

Accidents & Incidents, Crises / Emergency Response / SAR, Helicopters, Logistics, News, Offshore, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Resilience, Safety Management

In a session entitled “Resilience, helicopters and the challenge of transferring the workforce offshore” at Oil & Gas UK‘s first Annual Conference, attendees heard that the industry is now better prepared for major disruption.  Past disruptions have included: The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull (aka ‘E15’) volcanic eruption in Iceland and the resulting volcanic ash fall out Two ditchings in 2012 due […]

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EHOC to Become HeliOffshore

Helicopters, News, Offshore, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Safety Management

EHOC to Become HeliOffshore It has been announced that the trade body, the European Helicopter Operators’ Committee (EHOC), is to become HeliOffshore, with an international membership: http://www.energyvoice.com/2014/06/helicopter-operators-fund-new-international-trade-body-safety/ One advantage of this change is an improvement in safety communication between operators globally.  This was a point that emerged from the Joint Operators Review currently underway. Some

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AAIB Report on the Ditchings of EC225 G-REDW 10 May 2012 & G-CHCN 22 Oct 2012

Accidents & Incidents, Design & Certification, Helicopters, HUMS / VHM / UMS / IVHM, News, Offshore, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Safety Management

AAIB Report on the Ditchings of EC225 G-REDW 10 May 2012 & G-CHCN 22 Oct 2012 The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) have published their combined report into the two Eurocopter EC225 helicopter ditchings in the North Sea in 2012: ….the crews of G-REDW and G-CHCN experienced a loss of main rotor gearbox oil

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Offshore Helicopter Confidence Building – Oil & Gas UK’s 2014 Aviation Seminar

Accidents & Incidents, Helicopters, News, Offshore, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Regulation, Safety Management

Offshore Helicopter Confidence Building – Oil & Gas UK’s 2014 Aviation Seminar The critical importance of rebuilding confidence in helicopter transport was the theme for Oil & Gas UK’s annual aviation seminar in Aberdeen on 4 June 2014.  Oil & Gas UK is the organisation that represents the entire UK offshore industry and Aerossurance is a member of Oil

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EASA Annual Safety Review 2013 Published

Accidents & Incidents, Fixed Wing, Helicopters, Regulation, Safety Management

EASA Annual Safety Review 2013 Published The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Annual Safety Review for 2013 is now available at: http://easa.europa.eu/system/files/dfu/199751_EASA_ASR_2013.pdf In 2013, there were 18 accidents involving EASA Member State operated Commercial Air Transport aeroplanes.  EASA Executive Director Patrick Ky commented: In 2013 there was no fatal accident in commercial air transport aeroplanes in the

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Flight Safety Foundation Wins Award for its Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) Program

Fixed Wing, Helicopters, Mining / Resource Sector, News, Safety Management

The Flight Safety Foundation’s Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) initiative to improve aviation safety in the mining and resources sector has been recognised by Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM). The BARS Program was designed to evaluate aircraft operators competing for contracts to carry mining company personnel or undertake specialist aerial work.  The aircraft supporting these

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Performance Based Regulation – EASA A-NPA & UK CAA Seminar

News, Regulation, Safety Management

Performance Based Regulation (PBR) – EASA A-NPA & UK CAA Seminar EASA A-NPA On 23 May 2014 the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued an Advanced – Notice of Proposed Amendment (A-NPA) on aviation regulation in Europe and potential updates to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 (the so called EASA Basic Regulation). The A-NPA is open for

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Canadian Mining Air Accident (Cessna 208B Caravan)

Accidents & Incidents, Crises / Emergency Response / SAR, FDM / Data Recorders, Fixed Wing, Mining / Resource Sector, News, Safety Management

Canadian Mining Air Accident (Cessna 208B Caravan) In May 2014 the Canadian Transportation Safety Board (TSB) issued their report into a Loss of Control Inflight (LOC-I) accident to a Cessna 208B Caravan on  18 November 2012.  The aircraft was on charter to a local mining company to transport employees the 310nm between Snow Lake and

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Forthcoming Helicopter Safety Events

Design & Certification, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, News, Offshore, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Safety Management

There are two key helicopter safety events in the next month or so, both of which Aerossurance will be attending. On 4 June 2014, Oil & Gas UK will be holding its annual Aviation Seminar on 4 June 2014 at the Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre.  Topics to be discussed are: Are we rebuilding UK

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Offshore Helicopter Accident Ghana 8 May 2014 & The Importance of Emergency Response

Accidents & Incidents, Crises / Emergency Response / SAR, Helicopters, News, Offshore, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Safety Management

On 8 May 2014 an Airbus Helicopters AS365N Dauphin helicopter was lost en route from Takoradi in Ghana to the GSF Jack Ryan drill ship. Sadly only 3 of the 8 occupants were rescued.

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