Typhoon Evacuations were commonplace in the Far East where up to seventeen installations had to be evacuated over two days by six 332s.
The aircraft would arrive, empty and not requiring fuel. By the main door would be stowed 19 lifejackets for the next lift because the rigs already had a set to fit their inbound.
After landing one pilot would open the main door and the deck crew would send the pax up as the removed the second set of lifejackets. Loading, headcount and baggage bay check would take about a minute and the walkaround, pre-take offs and lifting another minute.
All-in-all about 2.30 to 3.00 minutes.
The other extreme is mentioned by terminus mos, a rig off Barrow in Australia.
Land on. Pilot climbs out and opens the door. Signals to the deck crew they may approach. Passengers led to the exit. Baggage trolley, (by the exit) unsecured from the deck and pulled over to the luggage bay. Luggage loaded and then the trolley is pulled over to the exit and unloaded. The trolley then returned to parking position and secured to the deck.
So far, 10 minutes.
The helicopter now definitely needs to refuel.
Stat up pump and call pilot down to show him a sample drowned in a bucket. When that is approved commence untangling the refuelling hose from the lower deck floor. Lift it up to helideck level and position by refuelling point. Wait until three deck crew have donned fireproof clothing and holding fire extinguishers leaving one to monitor the fuelling process.
After refuel recover hose to the lower deck. When that is complete take two further samples to be checked by the pilot. Then the deck crew disrobe from their silver suits.
Call the passengers to the lower deck. They pass their luggage up to the helideck where the deck crew are releasing the baggage trolley from the deck. Baggage loaded onto trolley and taken to the aircraft. When the baggage is loaded and the trolley secured the passengers are called up to the aircraft. The HLO then checks their names against the manifest as they pass him.
Eventually they are loaded and the aircraft gets airborne just before it needs refuelling again.
You couldn't make it up. H & S gone mad; total time about twenty five minutes.
Last edited by Fareastdriver; 25th Jul 2014 at 09:08.