The whole project is a ridiculous cost saving exercise at the risk of lives, trying to take away standby/support ships and replace them with helicopters, my personal opinion is that we need both, not one or the other. The oil companies aren't particularly short of money, so they should be forced increase expenditure on safety around the rigs.
"Already SAR agency sources are beginning to question whether the Super Puma can handle the mission, given its known operational constraints on helidecks in severe weather."