NTSB Bulletin Targets Helicopter Oil Rig Safety
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a
series of recommendations for helicopter operators, specifically those flying to
or near oil platforms. The recommendations came as a result of several incidents
and accidents that resulted from complete and partial turbine engine failures
that were attributed to the ingestion of gas discharges from oil
rigs.
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE),
Helicopter Safety Advisory Conference (HSAC), the American Petroleum Institute,
PHI, an oil platform helicopter operator that experienced an accident in 2011,
and others have issued safety alerts and recommended practices to help mitigate
the risks associated with the ingestion of methane gas emitted from oil
platforms. However, the NTSB has found these measures insufficient to help
prevent an accident.
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