Thanks very much to the poster from Shell. Unfortunately, the reply does not seem to be live. Copy below:
Quote: Shell are very explicit on this in their contracts as it is too easy for operators to skimp on this.
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Indeed, most OGP clients (incl. Shell) have quite strict criteria, but there seem to be variances in "prescriptive" hours from OGP client to OGP client, and occasionally from contract to contract. The attempt of this thread is to obtain general feedback on what we in the industry think is a reasonable amount of line training for offshore operations, a balance between the often low (and decreasing) minima of operators, and the sometimes excessive contract stipulations by OGP clients.
Offshore operators - how much line training (role/route) - hours and sectors do your ops manuals specify for let's say a representative type such as an S92, or AW 139 -MP/IFR?
Pilots - how much line indoctrination time do you think would you, on average, require if moving to a new aircraft type in a new area of operations?