All SNS ops have been two-crew (pilots) since the early 90's. When I started on the SNS in '87 there were still single pilot ops on the S76, the WG30 and the 365C. The WG30 & S76 usually used a company crewman, but the 365C out of Humberside was purely single pilot.
The requirement for two-pilot ops was originally from the oil/gas companies but has since become mandatory from the CAA/JAA/EASA.
Conoco operating from Strubby & North Denes were one of the first to require co-pilots on their SA365N's. I was one of several taken on at that time, and the offshore workers genuinely thought we were Government Youth Training Scheme (YTS) workers, a training initiative of the time. Certain Captains of the time (Griffothefog) thought we were basically 75kgs of unusable fuel.
Thanks Griff
