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Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Volume 2 Expert and Survey Reports Phase I The Honourable Robert Wells Commissioner © Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board 2010 St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 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 St. John’s, NL Canada A1C 6H6 Phone: 709-778-1400 Fax: 709-778-1473 E-mail: [email protected] www.cnlopb.nl.ca Volume 2 Expert and Survey Reports Contents “Review of Selected Offshore Petroleum Regulatory Regimes” Aerosafe Risk Management ...................................................................... 1 “Review of New Zealand Offshore Petroleum Regulatory Regime” Aerosafe Risk Management .................................................................... 73 “Overview of Best Practice in Organizational & Safety Culture” Aerosafe Risk Management ..................................................................... 91 “Report for the Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry” Dr. Susan R. K. Coleshaw .................................................................... 129 “Human Performance in Immersion Suits” National Research Council of Canada Institute for Ocean Technology (NRC-IOT) ........................................ 179 “Offshore Helicopter Safety Report” Michael Taber ....................................................................................... 211 “Passenger Survey Report” Aerosafe Risk Management .................................................................. 291 “Cougar Personnel Survey Report” Aerosafe Risk Management .................................................................. 483 Review of Selected Offshore Petroleum Regulatory Regimes Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada May 2010 Presented by Aerosafe Risk Management Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador © Copyright Aerosafe Risk Management, May 2010 This document has been developed by Aerosafe Risk Management (Aerosafe) in response to a specific body of work that was commissioned by the Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry. The background intellectual property expressed through the methodologies, models, copyright, patent and trade secrets used to produce the Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry Review of Selected Offshore Petroleum Regulatory Regimes remains the property of Aerosafe. While the authors and publisher have taken reasonable precaution and have made reasonable efforts to ensure accuracy of material contained in this report, Aerosafe does not guarantee that this publication is without flaw of any kind. The authors and publisher make no warranties, express or implied, with respect to any of the material contained herein and therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility for errors, loss, damage or other consequences which may arise from relying on information in this publication. 2 Review of Selected Offshore Petroleum Regulatory Regimes Aerosafe Risk Management TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Executive Summary 2 Introduction 2.1 Background 2.2 Objectives 2.3 Report Structure 3 United Kingdom – Health and Safety Executive 3.1 Overview 3.1.1 Industry 3.2 Organizational Structure 3.2.1 Board Structure 3.2.2 Offshore Division 3.3 Safety Oversight 3.3.1 Safety Standards 3.3.2 Safety Assurance Regime 3.4 Helicopter Operations Oversight 4 United States of America – Minerals Management Service 4.1 Overview 4.1.1 Industry 4.1.2 Legal Structure 4.2 MMS Organizational Structure 4.2.1 Offshore Energy and Minerals Management 4.3 Safety Oversight 4.3.1 Safety Standards 4.3.2 Safety Assurance Regime 4.4 Helicopter Operations Oversight 4.4.1 FAA 4.5 Upcoming Rulemaking 5 Australia – National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority 5.1 Overview 5.1.1 Industry 5.1.2 Legal Structure 5.2 Organizational Structure 5.2.1 Board Structure Volume 2: Expert and Survey Reports, Phase I 3 Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador 5.3 Safety Oversight 5.3.1 Safety Standards 5.3.2 Safety Assurance Regime 5.4 Helicopter Operations Oversight 5.4.1 CASA 5.5 Legislative Changes 6 Norway – Petroleum Safety Authority 6.1 Overview 6.1.1 Industry 6.2 Organizational Structure 6.3 Safety Oversight 6.3.1 Safety Standards 6.3.2 Safety Assurance Regime 6.4 Helicopter Operations Oversight 7 Nova Scotia Canada Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board 7.1 Overview 7.1.1 Industry 7.1.2 Legal Structure 7.2 Organizational Structure 7.2.1 Board Structure 7.3 Safety Oversight 7.3.1 Safety Standards 7.3.2 Safety Assurance Regime 7.4 Helicopter Operations Oversight 7.5 Upcoming Legislation 8 South Africa – Mine Health and Safety Inspectorate 9 Conclusion 10 References 11 Bibliography 4 Review of Selected Offshore Petroleum Regulatory Regimes Aerosafe Risk Management LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 - Leases on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf Figure 2 - HSE Organizational structure, highlighting position of the Offshore Division Figure 3 - Organizational structure of the Offshore Division Figure 4 - United States offshore oil and gas leasing five year plan (2007- 2012), as at July 2008 Figure 5 - Organizational structure of the Department of the Interior Figure 6 - Organizational Structure of MMS, focusing on OEMM, and the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region Office of Safety Management Figure 7 - Principal offshore petroleum fields in Australia Figure 8 - Organizational structure of NOPSA Figure 9 - Oil and gas fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf Figure 10 - PSA Organizational Structure Figure 11 - Nova Scotia offshore area Figure 12 - CNSOPB Organizational Structure LIST OF TABLES Table 1 - MMS and USCG Offshore Facility System Responsibility Matrix (Redacted) Table 2 - NOPSA planned inspection frequency guide Table 3 - NOPSA safety case assessment policy Volume 2: Expert and Survey Reports, Phase I 5 Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AC Advisory Circular ALARP As low as reasonably practicable ANPR Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (United States of America) AOC Air Operators Certificate AoC Acknowledgement of Compliance (Norway) API American Petroleum Institute APOSC Assessment principles for offshore safety cases (United Kingdom) AVAD Audio Voice Alerting Devices BOE Barrel oil equivalent CAA Civil Aviation Authority CAA-N Civil Aviation Authority – Norway (Norway) CAP Civil Aviation Publication (United Kingdom) CAAP Civil Aviation Advisory Publication (Australia) CASA Civil Aviation Safety Authority (Australia) CFR Code of Federal Regulations (United States of America) C-NLOPB Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (Canada) CNSOPB Canada Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (Canada) DCR Offshore Installations and Wells (Design and Construction, etc) Regulations 1996 (United Kingdom) DMR Department of Mineral Resources (South Africa) FAA Federal Aviation Administration (United States of America) FSA Formal Safety Assessment (Australia) HID Hazardous Installations Directorate (United Kingdom) HSAC Helicopter Safety Advisory Conference (United States of America) HSE Health and Safety Executive (United Kingdom) HSE Health, safety and environment HSWA Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (United Kingdom) HUMS Health and Usage Monitoring System INC Incident of Non Compliance (United States of America) IRF International Regulators’ Forum JOHSC Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee (Canada) MAE Major accident event (Australia) 6 Review of Selected Offshore Petroleum Regulatory Regimes Aerosafe Risk Management MCMPR Ministerial Council on Mineral and Petroleum Resources (Australia) MHSC Mine Health and Safety Council (South Africa) MMS Minerals Management Service (United States of America) MOA Memorandum of Agreement MOU Memorandum of Understanding MRM Minerals Revenue Management (United States of America) NCS Norwegian Continental Shelf NPD Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (Norway) NOPSA National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (Australia) OCS Outer Continental Shelf OCSLA Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 1953 (United States of America) OEMM Offshore Energy and Minerals Management (United States of America) OHS Occupational Health and Safety OLF Norwegian Oil Industry Association (Norway) OPGGSA Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (Australia) OPS Offshore Petroleum (Safety) Regulations 2009 (Australia) OSD Offshore Division (United Kingdom) OSH Occupational Safety and Health Act 1970 (United States of America) OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration (United States of America) PAA Petroleum Activities Act 1996 (Norway) PFEER Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response) Regulations 1995 (United Kingdom) PINC Potential Incidents of Non Compliance (United States of America) PPE Personal Protection Equipment PSA Petroleum Safety Authority (Norway) PSLA Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 (Australia) SCR05 Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005 (United Kingdom) SEMS Safety and Environmental Management System SMS Safety Management System UKCS United Kingdom Continental Shelf USCG United