HAC Oil & Gas IBP - Helicopter Association of Canada

a) Adequate distance between base camps and regularly used helipads (staging areas)and population.b) Avoid disturbing any farm live stockRequests for assistanceAs a matter of policy, no assistance should be provided to 3 rd parties, other than in case of life and limbthreatening emergency situations.The Parties should consider developing a protocol to be used in case emergency assistance needs to beprovided to 3 rd parties (SAR, Medevac, HETS, and Fire Fighting). The preferred option is for suchemergency assistance to be coordinated through and to be requested by the local authorities.Airborne transport of patients should be subject to qualified medical advice.Requests for fuelFuel from own stock should normally not be provided to 3 rd parties.In case fuel from own stock needs to be provided to 3 rd parties for emergency reasons only, such deliveryshould be subject to a hold harmless declaration to be signed by the 3 rd party.Assistance in case of aviation emergencyRequests for SAR and similar assistance in case of an aviation emergency in the area, if received fromthe local authorities or other aircraft operators, should be honored forthwith, in line with aviation industrypractice.OGC IBP | Revision Date: Sept 2009 DRAFT27