Originally Posted by
bondu
5 incidents in 23 years, all different reasons, but with the same end result – 60 pax in the sea. How does that stand up against the level of ‘probability’? Based on Aberdeen Airport’s latest figures, there are approx helicopter 500,000 passengers per year. That would amount to around 11.5 million in 23 years. 60 pax out of 11,500,000 – that’s about 1 in 1,000,000.
Try 1:196,000
Originally Posted by
bondu
In the early days, neither pilots nor passenger had survival suits or even lifejackets. Offshore survival training didn’t exist. No HUMS systems, single engine helicopters, single pilot operations, DECCA moving maps.
We had lifejackets, and fought hard for immersion suits which were finally issued in 1978. Most pilots were ex RN and had Dunker training but civilian HUET was a future dream.
All NS offshore helicopters were twins, DECCA was as good as you could expect and generally did a good job if you had the DANAC version, SP ops for rig shuttles but two pilot for crew changes.
HUMS was up there with pagers, mobile phones and the internet. We didn't have them because they hadn't been invented
