Safety Recommendations address loss of helicopter engine power.
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Press Release Summary:
Recommendations made to U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Coast Guard by NTSB included identifying and developing systems and procedures to mitigate risk of ingestion of raw gas discharges as well as subsequent implementation by fixed offshore oil platform operators. Recommendation to American Petroleum Institute included finalizing API Recommended Practice 2L revisions to address venting of raw gases as risk to turbine-powered helicopters operating near fixed offshore oil platforms.
Original Press Release:
NTSB Issues Five Safety Recommendations Concerning Loss of Engine Power on Helicopters Operating to and from Offshore Oil Platforms
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issues the following recommendations to the United States Department of the Interior:
In collaboration with the US Coast Guard, identify and develop comprehensive systems and procedures to mitigate the risk of ingestion of raw gas discharges, such as methane, by helicopters operating in the vicinity of offshore oil platforms. (A-14-67)
After appropriate mitigations are developed as recommended in Safety Recommendation A-14-67, require fixed offshore oil platform operators to implement these systems and procedures. (A-14-68)
http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/recletters/2014/A-14-067-068.pdf
The NTSB issues the following recommendations to the United States Coast Guard:
Work with the US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to identify and develop comprehensive systems and procedures to mitigate the risk of ingestion of raw gas discharges, such as methane, by helicopters operating in the vicinity of offshore oil platforms. (A-14-69)
After appropriate mitigations are developed as recommended in Safety Recommendation A-14-69, require mobile offshore oil platform operators to implement these systems and procedures. (A-14-70)
http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/recletters/2014/A-14-069-070.pdf
The NTSB issues the following recommendation to the American Petroleum Institute:
Finalize revisions to API Recommended Practice 2L, Recommended Practice for Planning, Designing, and Constructing Heliports for Fixed Offshore Platforms, to address the venting of raw gases, such as methane, as a risk to turbine-powered helicopters operating in the vicinity of fixed offshore oil platforms. (A-14-71)
http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/recletters/2014/A-14-071.pdf
