Nighttime approaches to offshore installations in Brazil: Safety shortcomings experienced by helicopter pilots

Nascimento, Felipe A. C.; Majumdar, Arnab; Jarvis, Steve

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2012.01.014

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“…Following talk-through task analysis principles (14,23,24,43) , the pilots were instructed to consider typical night-time offshore helicopter flights according to their experience, prior to answering the questions posed. The questionnaire was accompanied by an invitation letter which explained the purpose of the research and provided general guidance, with the aim being to capture honest and careful responses and ensure face validity (64,68) .…”

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“…At present, recency requirements tend to follow the recommendations of the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (OGP), whereby pilots are required to perform three night-time approaches and takeoffs within a period of 90 days (72) . This arbitrary time gap is a legacy requirement established in the 1980s for the helicopter types of the time and may well be insufficient to ensure pilot recency at present (14,23,24,73) . Pilots were asked to state in how many days after a night-time flight they felt a second night-time flight was needed so they would still feel current.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This impacts on the quality of the safety data collected on a per-phase-of-flight basis (11,13,22) , thereby precluding the identification of specific problem areas. For example, changes in pilot control strategy associated with recurrent accident scenarios, such as the switch between visual and instrument scans during helicopter decelerating approaches in degraded visual environment (14,15,(23)(24)(25) , are still reported inconsistently in formal investigations. This is aggravated by the persistent absence of pilot demographic analysis which could improve understanding of pilot-related events during high-risk phases of flight.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In offshore helicopter operations, flight phase-specific safety interventions have concentrated on the broad clustered approach-and-landing phase (e.g., Refs 14,23,24,[33][34][35][36]. These interventions have primarily aimed to support operations in degraded visual environment, such as the night-time (37) .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This is associated with both significantly higher accident rates and increased odds of pilot-related and fatal accidents when compared to daytime operations (11) . The night-time is also associated with rapid decay of piloting skills, a need for more frequent recurrent training than currently practiced and various procedural inconsistencies in the final visual portion of the approach, including the lack of a standard flying technique (14,23,24,38,39) .…”

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Night-time offshore helicopter operations: a survey of risk levels per phase of flight, flying recency requirement and visual approach technique

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The analysis of risks per phases of flight is fundamental for safe helicopter operations, of which night-time offshore oil-and gas-related missions form an important part. The safe execution of such missions also depends on pilots' recent flying practice and a stable visual approach segment prior to landing. However, the poor quality of the safety data currently available prevents accurate analysis of risk on a per-phase-of-flight basis, establishment of a meaningful flying recency requirement and identification of any preferable visual approach design. To redress these problems, this paper develops a bespoke taxonomy of phases of offshore helicopter flights and uses it as the basis for a questionnaire survey on the phase-specific risk levels experienced by pilots in the night-time,

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Predictive Safety Through Survey Interviewing - Developing a Task-Based Hazard Identification Survey Process in Offshore Helicopter Operations

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Notfallmedizinische Versorgung in Offshore-Windparks

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Offshore windfarms are constructed in the German North and Baltic Seas. The off-coast remoteness of the windfarms, particular environmental conditions, limitations in offshore structure access, working in heights and depths, and the vast extent of the offshore windfarms cause significant challenges for offshore rescue. Emergency response systems comparable to onshore procedures are not fully established yet. Further, rescue from offshore windfarms is not part of the duty of the German Maritime Search and Rescue Organization or SAR-Services due to statute and mandate reasons. Scientific recommendations or guidelines for rescue from offshore windfarms are not available yet. The present article reflects the current state of medical care and rescue from German offshore windfarms and related questions. The extended therapy-free interval until arrival of the rescue helicopter requires advanced first-aid measures as well as improved first-aider qualification. Rescue helicopters need to be equipped with a winch system in order to dispose rescue personnel on the wind turbines, and to hoist-up patients. For redundancy reasons and for conducting rendezvous procedures, adequate sea-bound rescue units need to be provided. In the light of experiences from the offshore oil and gas industry and first offshore wind analyses, the availability of professional medical personnel in offshore windfarms seems advisible. Operational air medical rescue services and specific offshore emergency reaction teams have established a powerful rescue chain. Besides the present development of medical standards, more studies are necessary in order to place the rescue chain on a long-term, evidence-based groundwork. A central medical offshore registry may help to make a significant contribution at this point.

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Nighttime approaches to offshore installations in Brazil: Safety shortcomings experienced by helicopter pilots

Cited by 14 publications

References 21 publications

Night-time offshore helicopter operations: a survey of risk levels per phase of flight, flying recency requirement and visual approach technique

Night-time offshore helicopter operations: a survey of risk levels per phase of flight, flying recency requirement and visual approach technique

Predictive Safety Through Survey Interviewing - Developing a Task-Based Hazard Identification Survey Process in Offshore Helicopter Operations

Notfallmedizinische Versorgung in Offshore-Windparks

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