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Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Volume 3 Submissions and Meeting Summaries Phase I The Honourable Robert Wells Commissioner © Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board 2010 6W-RKQ¶V1HZIRXQGODQGDQG/DEUDGRU&DQDGD www.cnlopb.nl.ca Cover Photo: Megan Lorenz http://mlorenzphotography.blogspot.com Cover Design: Cre8iv Design Studio Inc. www.createdesign.ca ISBN # 978-1-897101-92-6 Volume 1 ISBN # 978-1-897101-93-3 Volume 2 ISBN # 978-1-897101-94-0 Volume 3 ISBN # 978-1-897101-95-7 Volume 4 ISBN # 978-1-897101-96-4 CD-ROM This publication is available at www.cnlopb.nl.ca . To obtain a copy of this Report, please contact: Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board Fifth Floor, TD Place 140 Water Street 6W-RKQ¶V1/ Canada A1C 6H6 Phone: 709-778-1400 Fax: 709-778-1473 E-mail: [email protected] www.cnlopb.nl.ca Volume 3 Submissions and Meeting Summaries Contents Submissions by Parties with Standing Helly Hansen Canada Limited ....................................................................... 1 Offshore Safety and Survival Centre, Marine Institute, Memorial University ............................................................................... 19 Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd. (HMDC), Husky Oil Operations Limited and Suncor Energy Inc. (Joint Operator) ...................................................................................... 31 Cougar Helicopters Inc. ............................................................................. 107 Families of Deceased Passengers ............................................................. 167 Estates and Families of the Flight Crew .................................................... 195 Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers ......................................... 211 Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Phase I(a) .......................... 235 Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Phase I(c) .......................... 249 Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, Local 2121 .............. 299 Transport Canada ....................................................................................... 351 Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) ................................................................................ 353 -DFN+DUULV4&0HPEHURI3DUOLDPHQWIRU6W-RKQ¶V(DVW (oral presentation) ................................................................................. 359 Oral Submissions by Presenters William (Bill) A. Parsons, former President, Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour ...................................................... 369 Lorraine Michael, MHA, Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi, Leader, New Democratic Party ± NL ................................................... 381 Lana Payne, President, Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour............................................................................ 395 Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Meeting Summaries Meeting Summary: Health and Safety Executive (UK) ............................ 419 Meeting Summary: Bristow (UK helicopter operator and Netherlands oil industry SAR provider) ............................................... 425 Meeting Summary: CHC Helicopter (UK SAR provider) ........................ 429 Meeting Summary: OPITO (survival training certification organization) ......................................................................................... 433 Meeting Summary: Bond Offshore Helicopters Ltd. (UK oil industry SAR provider) ......................................................................... 435 Meeting Summary: BP Project Jigsaw (UK oil industry SAR provider) ................................................................................................ 437 Meeting Summary: Shell (UK oil operator) .............................................. 441 Meeting Summary: Helicopter Task Group ± Oil & Gas UK ................... 443 Meeting Summary: Rail Maritime and Transport Workers Union and Transport & General Workers Union (offshore workers¶ unions in UK) ........................................................................ 447 Meeting Summary: Petrofac (UK safety trainers) ..................................... 449 Meeting Summary: Survival-One Limited (UK survival suit manufacturer) ........................................................................................ 453 Meeting Summary: Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority .................... 455 Meeting Summary: SINTEF Petroleum Research ..................................... 465 Meeting Summary: Industri Energi and Norwegian Union of Energy Workers (offshore workers¶ unions in Norway) ................................... 467 Meeting Summary: Falck Nutec (Norwegian safety trainers) ................... 471 Meeting Summary: Canadian Forces Squadron 103, Gander, NL ............ 475 Meeting Summary: Provincial Aerospace Limited (Secondary SAR for various countries) ............................................................................ 477 Meeting Summary: Canadian General Standards Board Working Group ..................................................................................... 479 ii Submission Helly Hansen Canada Limited Volume 3: Submissions and Meeting Summaries, Phase I 1 Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador 2 Submission Helly Hansen Canada Limited Volume 3: Submissions and Meeting Summaries, Phase I 3 Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador 4 Submission Helly Hansen Canada Limited Volume 3: Submissions and Meeting Summaries, Phase I 5 Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador 6 Submission Helly Hansen Canada Limited Volume 3: Submissions and Meeting Summaries, Phase I 7 Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador 8 Submission Helly Hansen Canada Limited Volume 3: Submissions and Meeting Summaries, Phase I 9 Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador 10 Submission Helly Hansen Canada Limited Volume 3: Submissions and Meeting Summaries, Phase I 11 Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador 12 Submission Helly Hansen Canada Limited Volume 3: Submissions and Meeting Summaries, Phase I 13 Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador 14 Submission Helly Hansen Canada Limited Volume 3: Submissions and Meeting Summaries, Phase I 15 Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador 16 Submission Helly Hansen Canada Limited Volume 3: Submissions and Meeting Summaries, Phase I 17 Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador 18 Submission Offshore Safety and Survival Centre, Marine Institute, Memorial University July 30, 2010 Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry Marine Institute – Offshore Safety and Survival Centre The Marine Institute through its Offshore Safety and Survival Centre (MI-OSSC) appreciates the opportunity to present this written submission to the Offshore Helicopter Safety inquiry It is noted that the specific mandate of the inquiry is to inquire into, report on, and make recommendations in respect of: (a) safety plan requirements, (b) search and rescue obligations of helicopter operators, (c) the role of the C-NLOPB and other regulators. Within the scope of this mandate, Inquiry Counsel, in consultation with parties with standing and other stakeholders, have identified a number of issues for consideration. This submission responds in detail to issue for consideration number 12 (offshore helicopter safety training) and also offer some suggestions for consideration with respect to issue for consideration number 21 (safety conferences). With respect to our detailed response to issue 12, this will be addressed in the following format: x Current Practice at the Marine Institute x Response to Consultants’ Reports x Opportunities for Improvement (short term) x Knowledge gaps /Opportunities for Research (medium/longer term) Volume 3: Submissions and Meeting Summaries, Phase I 19 Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Issue 12- What are the appropriate standards of offshore helicopter safety training to ensure that the risk to passengers is as low as is reasonably practicable, both during training and helicopter transport? Marine Institute Current Practice The training requirements for offshore petroleum related helicopter travel in Eastern Canada are to successfully complete a Basic Safety Training (BST) , Basic Safety Recurrent (BST-R) or Offshore Safety Introduction (OSI) course. With this training completed travel is permitted within the certificate validity period. Each of these courses is designed to provide personnel with a basic understanding of the hazards associated with working in an offshore environment, the knowledge and skills necessary to react effectively to offshore emergencies and the ability to care for themselves and others in a survival situation. The difference between them is that the BST is the preparatory course for new entrants to the industry, the BST-R is aimed at refreshing the skills and knowledge of those already in the industry and the OSI is aimed at short term visitors to offshore installations. Whilst these courses have differing content and duration, they all contain essentially the same module with respect to the training for Helicopter Safety and Emergency Procedures and Helicopter Underwater Escape Trainer (HUET) exercises. The purpose of the helicopter