mad-jock, yes I agree with all that although
That example was meant to be condersending
was possibly a typo?
I wouldn't like you to think that the vast majority of N Sea Oil and Gas pilots share some of the views expressed by the old and bold (and in some cases, retired many years ago) dinosaurs. Whilst we may be slightly behind fixed-wing philosophy in a few areas, we are not that far behind and certainly SOPs and following the Emerg Checklist is the order of the day for all the 3 main operators, for the reasons you have mentioned.