Have to agree with Helimutt.often we hear of such attitude and sentiment - "there by the Grace of God go I" etc etc
NOOOOO!
It's as if it's accepted all because you have been caught out yourself.
Whether O&G or helilanes - decision making and Captaincy is the same - regardless of how your employer behaves.
Maybe our profession will start to be seen in a better light and not taken advantage of by those that can when people realise that not everyone flies like they do or has the same cavalier attitude to safety.
We are not talking about going to war here - we are talking about a commercial operation taking people to work because it is deemed safer and more cost effective than using a boat.
Ignore punctuation/grammar as fingers too big for iPad which does not allow me to correct.