SAS- by outcome I mean of course long term injury, death etc. and whilst this obviously becomes more probable, it would by no means be a certainty bearing in mind the extensive training and safety gear.
You are of course right, no flights HAVE to be conducted. In fact helis are intrinsically dangerous and it would be far safer to keep them in the hangar. In fact sitting on an enormous pocket of pressurised and explosive oil and gas, whilst probing it with a long steel drill is even worse. Best we go back to horse power, though do mind those hooves, they are quite dangerous.
Or to put it another way, Oil and gas industry including transport is a calculated risk. The calculations of risk should be based on science and not the fear of seeing big waves underneath you.
Last edited by HeliComparator; 20th May 2012 at 20:18.