OMR....It is amazing how one large company....OLOG...with its two major companies...Bristow and Air Log ...can operate so differently. Not only between companies...but within the company itself at its various bases. The local management has as much effect on operating practice as does the Home Office crowd (if not more so).
Throw in the different governmental agencies overseeing the operations and you get a whole different twist yet again.
The FAA sees things much differently than does the CAA...thus Gomers approach the same tasks from a different viewpoint than do their UK licensed brothers (and sisters).
What is right one place...is poison at another...what came out of the Elevated Deck thread seemed to indicate that different techiques seem to yield very similar results but with lots of arguing about which side had the best way.
The GOM method of diving off the decks...and making flat approaches took some getting used to...after doing the Bristow steep...steep...steep approaches. In Nigeria...the takeoffs were not much different beyond the fact we reduced weight for temps in general and greatly reduced weight for Mud Barges surrounded by tall trees....not sure the Gomers would be allowed to do that by company and customer mandate.