Passengers in offshore helos should expect to travel in the best safety the industry can manage after all, that is what their employers are paying for.
I beg to differ Crab.....thou knowst not what thy speaketh of when it comes to the oil patch!
The almighty Dollar/Pound/Niara drives the bottom line on safety, training, and equipment.
It is the Unions and Regulating bodies that drove most of the safety improvements.....not the oil companies.
Their bean counters look at losing lives as being a part of the cost of doing business.