Cougar Personnel Survey Report - Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry

PART 4QUESTION 34: ADDITIONAL informationQ34: Additional InformationThirty three (33) respondents identified at least one concern in this part of the survey. In total 78concerns were identified. These were broadly grouped in 19 fields in order to provide an indicationof how frequently similar concerns were identified. The frequency is shown below. Each individualresponse is contained in Appendix B. Respondents were asked to identify how significant each concernis, with 5 indicating they are “extremely concerned” and 1 indicating “not a big concern.” Themost frequently identified concerns dealt with survival suits and SAR capability.EXTREMELYCONCERNEDFREQUENCYTOTAL FREQUENCY AS CONCERN SIGNIFICANCENOT A BIGCONCERNCONCERNNOT RATEDCONCERN GROUPTOTAL 5 4 3 2 11 Suits 9 4 1 2 1 1 02 SAR (location, rescueresponse time, availability)3 Oversight of safety /regulations / safety enforcement4 Safety as a priority /timely implementation ofsafety measures8 2 5 0 1 0 07 3 2 1 1 0 06 4 0 1 0 0 15 Training 6 2 1 2 1 0 06 Flying in bad weather/ visibility / sea states /proper limitations in placefor these7 Inadequate personnelnumbers, long shifts,fatigue8 Pilot and crew procedures,experience anddecision-making skills /response in emergency5 1 4 0 0 0 05 1 1 1 0 0 25 2 1 1 1 0 09 Night flying 4 2 1 0 1 0 034