Originally Posted by
gulliBell
From what I've heard from those who do offshore risk assessments, that is, everything associated with offshore from drilling to production to whatever else, getting too and from the offshore installation by helicopter is the riskiest aspect of the whole shooting match. Whether helmets are worn or not.
Yeah, but in our case the aviation consultants were not the problem - our own management was the problem.
This was during the period when the new owner (non-aviation guy) decided that all the managers had to have MBA's - which pretty much ruled out anyone who knew anything about helicopters.
A bunch of us just starting wearing them anyway.
And as SASLESS mentioned, helmets go a long way to reducing hearing damage.