Helicopter guidelines for land seismic & helirig operations - OGP

Helicopter guidelines for land seismic & helirig operations
3 Personnel qualifications, training and staffing
levels
3.1 Flight crew qualifications and experience
3.1.1 Flight crews and Engineers must meet qualification and experience requirements as
defined in Appendix 5 of the AMG.
3.1.2 For seismic external load operations, it is recommended that additional experience
requirements are stipulated for Flight crews as follows:
1. External Load Experience 300 hrs
2. Ext. Loads Last 90 Days 3 hrs †
† Or a long line/external load base check with an approved Check Captain within last 90 days.
3.1.3 For remote locations, consideration should be given to require higher experience and
staffing levels for Engineers than described in this guideline, depending on the level
and nature of maintenance expected to be carried out on site and the level of external
support anticipated. In particular, the amount of maintenance expected to be carried
out at night should be taken into account.
3.2 Internal & refresher training by Helicopter Provider –
Flight crew
3.2.1 Flight crew, technical and support crew training and experience requirements are
documented in AMG Section 8.
3.2.2 Flight crew will further complete an internal company training programme as
outlined in the Helicopter Provider’s training manual. This internal company training
programme will consist of ground instructions and flight instructions.
3.2.3 Where available for the type of aircraft, the Helicopter Provider should establish
a simulator training programme, using approved Synthetic Training Devices for
all Flight crew at a preferred frequency of 12 months and not less than once per 24
months. Requirements are detailed in AMG Section 8.1.2. Given the prevalence of
short term support contracts and recognising the high risk nature of these operations,
the need for simulator training should not be linked to the contract length, as it is in
AMG Section 8.1.2, but should be required of any Helicopter Provider offering to
provide support to land seismic and helirig operations.
3.2.4 Level C or Level D Flight Simulators are preferred. Where a Flight Simulator is not
available for the helicopter type, the use of Flight Training Devices (FTDs) during
training is strongly encouraged. Details of FTD applicability can be found in the
AMG Section 8.1.2.
3.2.5 While it is recognised that the use of simulators allows practice in handling
emergencies that cannot be practiced in the air, the emphasis of this training should
also be on the development of Crew Resource Management (CRM) for multi-crew
aircraft or Aeronautical Decision Making (ADM) for single piloted aircraft, including
practice of CRM/ADM principles. When appropriate, this should be in the form of
Line Oriented Flight Training (LOFT), the exercises for which should be developed
between the Helicopter Provider and the simulator operators to provide “real time”
exercises using simulated local operational, weather and environmental conditions.
3.2.6 Flight crew recurrent training and flight checks will be conducted as per AMG,
Section 8.1.3. Annual flight training should be a minimum of 5 hours, which can
include flight simulators/FTD, role training and flight checks.
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