Ship Manager, you say the vessel must be able to;
“without headway / sternway hold its desired position while carrying out rescue operations, to avoid hazard to persons in the water in all but exceptional weather”.
Is this not the crux of the matter? We, as pilots, are concerned here with operating in exceptional weather.
I accept that should a platform find itself with a man overboard, in exceptional weather, the Scoop may well offer a very welcome rescue of the last resort.
Would it not be more sensible to choose to fly in less exceptional weather when a more acceptable level of risk is available for all those involved?
I rest my case.
ATB
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