Page 3 - Helicopter Safety

Contents
Figures v
Foreword vii
Petroleum Extension-The University of Texas at Austin
Units of Measurement viii 
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Development of Commercial Helicopters 1 
To summarize 6

Safety Features of Helicopter Transportation 7
Safety Standards 8
Pilot Qualifications 9
Communications 11
Flight Paths 13

Night-Flight Precautions 14
Weather Minimums 15
Hurricane Evacuation 17

High Buoyancy 19
Emergency Landing Capability 21
To summarize 22

The Normal Flight 25
Safety Regulations 25
Flight Prepartions 27

Making the Flight 36
To summarize 37
The Aborted Flight 39

Ditching at Sea 39
Exiting the Downed Helicopter 42
Using the Raft Properly 43
Rescue 54

HUET, FOET, and BOSIET 56
To summarize 57
Safety on the Offshore Helideck 59

International Standards 60
Helideck 61
Helideck Safety Specifications 63

Nonflight Personnel 69
External Load Operations 72

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