BP and Bond go back a long way with SAR trials. This photo was taken on the Belford Dolphin accommodation rig in the Forties field in 1978.
If my memory serves me right, the BP rep agreed to a trial using a rope ladder. The person climbing up it (he is only about 2 feet above the helideck) was one of the aircraft engineers. This trial was for obvious reasons not a success!
The pilot posts on this forum. Does he remember??
Bond went on to provide a very successful SAR service with a Dauphin for many years.
