Originally Posted by
noooby
Is the 8 pax perhaps something to do with the new regulations that I've heard whispers about?
Something about if you don't equip and train your pax for rebreather use, then all pax must sit at a window exit?
If you're based in the UK, you must have had your head in the sand for the past few months (or I've missed the irony in your post):
http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/524...ml#post8467741
"In February the CAA announced a series of measures to improve the safety of offshore operations. These included the
introduction of seating restrictions on offshore flights from 1 June 2014, only allowing passengers to fly if they are seated next to a push-out window exit so they can escape in an emergency. This would be an interim measure until improved emergency breathing equipment is provided.
Since February, the new Offshore Helicopter Safety Action Group, set up by the CAA, has been working to develop the recommendations and oversee their implementation.
The regulator said that new information had led it to
delay the implementation of the seating restrictions until 1 September 2014".