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H

elico

p

ter O

p

erations

BOS-

P

RD-2

6

.900

6

10

(

h

)

Li

ghtn

i

ng

(

observat

i

on

yes/no

);

(i)

T

emperature

(

q

C

);

(j)

QF

E

(

m

illi

bars

);

(k)

QN

E

(

feet

);

(l)

Useab

l

e he

li

fue

l

and

he

li

fue

l

system

status

;

(

m

)

C

O

MME

NTS

sect

i

on

for

add

i

t

i

ona

l i

nformat

i

on

such as

spec

i

a

l

Vesse

l

operat

i

ons w

i

th

potent

i

a

l

to

affect he

li

copter

operat

i

ons and any other

re

l

evant

deta

il

s

;

(

n

) T

h

i

s weather

status

report may

be

sent manua

ll

y

or

automat

i

ca

ll

y

from HM

S

system

. I

f

automat

i

c

system

i

s

used

, i

nformat

i

on

shall

be

chec

k

ed by a

tra

i

ned competent

person

.

H

elico

p

ter transit in col

d

weat

h

er con

d

ition.

4.

8

.2

T

he

fo

ll

ow

i

ng

sect

i

on

should

app

l

y

to

co

l

d weather

l

ocat

i

ons

.

B

ourbon

O

ffshore

’

s

po

li

cy

for

the

protect

i

on

of

personne

l

f

l

y

i

ng to

and

from

Bo

u

r

b

on Vessels

re

q

u

i

res

the

fo

ll

ow

i

ng

act

i

ons:

1.

I

f

necessary

,

a

ll

personne

l

w

ill

be

prov

i

ded

w

i

th

T

herma

l I

nsu

l

at

i

ng

G

arments

(TIG) i

n

add

i

t

i

on

to

trans

i

t

su

i

ts

. I

f a

TIG

has

been

i

ssued

, i

ts

use

i

s compu

l

sory at

a

ll

t

i

mes

.

2.

T

rans

i

t

su

i

ts

(

Mu

l

t

i

fab

‘S

ty

l

e

4

5

9’

or

s

i

m

il

ar

)

w

ill

be

supp

li

ed

to

a

ll

personne

l. T

hese

are

covera

ll

sty

l

e

surv

i

va

l

su

i

ts w

i

th

l

ate

x

be

ll

ows

nec

k

sea

l,

separate

neoprene

ba

l

ac

l

ava

hood

,

and

cross

-

body

z

i

p

. T

hroughout

the

f

li

ght

,

passengers

should

k

eep

the

i

r fu

ll

y

z

i

pped

-

up

but need

not don

hoods

before

ta

k

e

-

off and

l

and

i

ng

.

An

i

mportant

parameter

w

i

th

a

s

i

gn

i

f

i

cant

effect

on the

therma

l

eff

i

c

i

ency

of

a

he

li

copter

su

i

t

i

s

the

rate

of

water

i

nta

k

e

.

Entry of

water

i

nto

the

su

i

t

causes a

s

i

gn

i

f

i

cant

l

oss

of

body

heat

as

the

organ

i

sm

tr

i

es

to

warm

i

ng

co

l

d water

up

to

norma

l

b

l

ood

temperature

. T

he ma

i

n

cr

i

ter

i

a

for

se

l

ect

i

ng

the

chosen

su

i

t mode

l i

s

that

i

t

features

a permanent

nec

k

sea

l

that

prevent water

.

T

he

therma

l

eff

i

c

i

ency of

a

he

li

copter

su

i

t

a

l

so

depends

on

the

type

of

c

l

oth

i

ng worn

under

i

t

. T

he

TIG li

n

i

ng

cons

i

derab

l

y

i

mproves therma

l

eff

i

c

i

ency

and

i

ncreases the

chance

and

t

i

me

of

surv

i

va

l

of

passengers

i

n

the water

i

n a

d

i

tch

i

ng or

crash

l

and

i

ng

but

on

l

y

i

f warm

c

l

oth

i

ng

i

s worn under

the

TIG.

I

n

th

i

s

respect

the

i

mportance

of

l

ayer

i

ng

should

be

under

li

ned

. S

evera

l l

ayers

of

warm

c

l

oth

i

ng

prov

i

de

greater

protect

i

on

aga

i

nst

the

co

l

d than

one

or

two

th

i

c

k l

ayers

. T

o

ill

ustrate

th

i

s

pr

i

nc

i

p

l

e

,

the

i

nd

i

v

i

dua

l

s

who

too

k

part

i

n

the

i

mmers

i

on

endurance

tests

carr

i

ed

out

at

RGIT

wore

cotton

vests

,

cotton

sh

i

rts and

j

umpers

,

cotton

trousers

,

soc

k

s

and

tra

i

n

i

ng

shoes

. B

ourbon

O

ffshore strong

l

y

recommends

l

ayer

i

ng

.

L

ist o

f

p

ro

h

i

b

ite

d

carr

y

-

on ite

m

s

4.

8

.

3

Passengers

are proh

i

b

i

ted

from

carry

i

ng

the

fo

ll

ow

i

ng

i

tems

i

n

the

i

r

possess

i

on or

i

n baggage:

-

Adhes

i

ves

.

-

Aeroso

l

s

.

-

A

l

coho

l

of

any

ki

nd

.

-

Canned dr

i

n

k

s

of

any

ki

nd

.

-

C

i

garette

li

ghters

.

-

E

x

p

l

os

i

ves/

Fi

rewor

k

s

.

- Fi

rearms/Ammun

i

t

i

on

.

- Fl

ammab

l

e gas

or

liq

u

i

ds

,

tear

gas

,

C

S

gas

.

-

Magnet

i

c mater

i

a

l

s

.

-

Matches

of any

ki

nd

.

- Oil

s

and greases

.

-

Pa

i

nts

and

so

l

vents

.

-

Po

i

sons

,

weed

kill

ers

,

pest

i

c

i

des

and

i

nsect

i

c

i

des

.

- R

ad

i

oact

i

ve mater

i

a

l

s

.

- W

eapons

i

nc

l

ud

i

ng

k

n

i

ves w

i

th

b

l

ades

l

onger than

3

".

- W

et

-

ce

ll

batter

i

es

.

Vers

i

on

SF (BOS-

P

RD-0

7

.900

6

10-

ver

.01). O

r

i

g

i

na

l

date:

8/8/

2014.

Vers

i

on date: 3

1

/

12

/

201

5

.

Va

li

d

vers

i

on

on

l

y

on

Q

M

S

s

i

te

.

Uncontro

ll

ed

document when

pr

i

nted

.

Procedure prepared by:

BOS

Head

of

O

perat

i

ons

.

Approved

by:

BOS

Head

of

O

perat

i

ons

.

Va

li

dated by:

BOS Q

ua

li

ty

R

epresentat

i

ve

.

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/

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