Acceptable risks : Night offshore flying
Now that winter is approaching, I'd be interested in views on night time offshore landings. According to the CAA statistics, close to 100% of fatal accidents involving CFIT offshore over the past 20+ years occur at night. Is this an acceptable risk for crew and offshore workers, or should night rig landings - or at least night landings on NUI's - be prohibited by the CAA. A lot of regulation has been brought in over the past few years, such as XBR seating, new life jackets etc, but it seems to me if we want to greatly reduce fatalities offshore, we should look at limiting night flights. Otherwise, statistically, fatalities at night will sadly continue.