CVR
we recently had a ground incident where the emergency flotation system on a large transport helicopter was inadvertantly inflated. No harm to persons but a considerable cost to the company. The Safety and Quality people accessed the CVR to establish what had happened. Is that legal ? Can someone point me in the direction of ICAO regs or any other jurisdiction regulations which lays down when a CVR can be accessed. I know you fixed wing people have been dealing with this for many years but in the IFR offshore helicopter industry , we are about 20 years behind you so would appreciate what the current protocols are for accessing CVR's.