Offshore Helicopter Operations

This Safety Directive is made in the interests of helicopter passenger safety and survivability for the reasons set out in Chapter 9 of the CAA Safety Review of Offshore Public Transport Helicopter Operations (CAP 1145). The review identified areas of passenger survivability that needed addressing including improving the prospects of rescue following a ditching, together with mitigating the consequences of capsize. This SD updates and supersedes SD-2015/001 in order to extend the scope to cover support for marine lights and alleviation for the carriage of medically incapacitated passengers.