439-Helicopter Operations Procedure / 748
H
elico
p
ter
Op
erations
BOS-PRD-07.900610
4.8.5.2 Offshore Training
Offshore training for personnel involved in helicopter operations will comply with the
“UKOOA Guidelines” referenced above and in the
Bourbon Vessel Emergency Response
Plan
. Requirements include:
-
Regular training in use of helideck fire-fighting equipment or participation in a
helideck firefighting exercise.
Offshore training may be given with the framework of a large or combined platform
exercise including Emergency Response Team (ERT) and First Aid Team for casualty
handling.
Emergency
p
roce
du
res
4.8.6
4.8.6.1 Loss of contact with helicopter during flight watch
Alerting
S
ervice
An ALERTING SERVICE initiates emergency action when an Agency loses and cannot re-establish contact
with, or ascertain the whereabouts of, a helicopter to which Flight Watch service is being provided.
Re
qu
irements
f
or emergency action
Emergency action
should
be taken under the following circumstances:
1.
Failure of an incoming helicopter to reach destination at the latest advised ETA,
PLU
S
F
I
VE
M
I
NUTE
S,
an
d
im
p
ossi
b
ility to re-esta
b
lish comm
u
nications.
2.
Failure to receive routine call from a helicopter en-route for more than
F
I
FTEEN M
I
NUTE
S
an
d
im
p
ossi
b
ility to re-esta
b
lish comm
u
nications.
3.
Interception of a
D
IS
TRE
SS
call.
The
C
hie
f Off
icer / Ra
d
io
Op
erators is res
p
onsi
b
le
f
or i
d
enti
f
ying an
d
p
rovi
d
ing the necessary local
contacts to a
d
vise i
f
the vessel enters the
ju
ris
d
iction o
f
another National A
u
thority.
Emergency call in
f
ormation
Emergency calls
should
include the following information:
1.
Aircraft identification and name of operator.
2.
Type of aircraft.
3.
Point of departure.
4.
Time of departure.
5.
Speed, level and route.
6.
Destination and ETA.
7.
Time of last contact and means (radio frequency).
8.
Last reported position and method of determination.
9.
Action taken by reporting unit.
10.
Other pertinent information (e.g. recommended SAR action if appropriate).
N.B.: Making an emergency call
should
not
b
e
d
elaye
d
sim
p
ly
b
eca
u
se some o
f
the in
f
ormation
in
d
icate
d b
elo
w
is not imme
d
iately availa
b
le.
Version 01. Original date: 8/8/2014. Version date:N/A. Valid version only on QMS site. Uncontrolled document when printed.
Procedure prepared by: BOS Ops Dpt Project Coordinator. Approved by: BOS Operations Department Director. Validated by: BOS Quality Representative.
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