Energy Voice attended a workforce engagement day aimed at examining the implications of the Civil Aviation Authority’s report.
Director of safety and airspace Mark Swan and co-chairman of the Helicopter Safety Steering Group(HSSG) Alan Chesterman were on hand to address the workforce.
A top boss at Bristow, one of the North Sea’s big three helicopter operators, says the company has no issue with accepting and adopting the raft of measures that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) plans to implement from next month.
The safety review of UK North Sea commercial helicopter operations by the UK Civil Aviation Authority and Norway CAA, started in October last year and from which emerged a stack of actions and recommendations, has certainly shaken the offshore industry . . . workers and companies alike.
Despite the many improvements that the 61 measures variously recommended or commanded by the CAA, many offshore workers are both angry and worried about the implications for their jobs.
A groundbreaking research project to measure offshore workers' body size and shape with 3D scanners in Aberdeen has assumed a dramatic relevance as a result of the Civil Aviation Authority's diktats regarding North Sea helicopters.
The industry must start providing solutions to bridge the much talked about ‘skills gap’, according to a helicopter boss.
CHC regional director for the West North Sea, Mark Abbey, spoke of curbing the divide as the firm welcomed its first batch of aspiring apprentices to Aberdeen
These are worrying times for many in the North Sea with question marks hanging over one of its most fundamental activities of crew changes for offshore installations. It is everyone’s understandable wish to be able to travel safely to and from their place of work and discussions around this issue can be emotive, sometimes driven by fear and confusion about the actual risks
The brother of a man killed in a North Sea helicopter crash spoke of his family’s “five years of heartache” as he renewed calls for the operator to be prosecuted.
The UK’s offshore industry finds itself at the centre of what could become a very dangerous farce – one that has huge safety and economic implications.
The families of 16 men killed in the 2009 Super Puma disaster gathered at an emotional memorial service to mark the fifth anniversary of their deaths yesterday.
Alex Salmond has been accused of refusing to order a full investigation into offshore helicopter safety because he does not want to upset the oil industry ahead of the referendum.
A UK Government minister has admitted it was “unacceptable” for the families of 16 men who died in a North Sea helicopter crash to have to wait five years for a fatal accident inquiry.
Writing exclusively for the Press and Journal, managing director of helicopter firm Bond Offshore Luke Farajallah explains why the 2009 Super Puma disaster means he will never stop striving to improve safety for his company’s passengers.
The boss of Bond Offshore Helicopters said yesterday he was “very sorry” about the tragedy and pledged to continue to strive for further safety improvements.
North Sea helicopter firms last night pledged to continue working to improve safety on offshore flights after a string of new measures were announced by regulators.