Handbook of Offshore Helicopter Transport Safety: Essentials of Underwater Egress and Survival

by Michael J. Taber

Overview

Handbook of Offshore Helicopter Transport Safety: Essentials of Underwater Egress and Survival provides a  comprehensive look at the issues and concerns facing offshore helicopter transport. The book offers guidance for offshore helicopter operators, survival instructors, and the global offshore workforce, including discussions of safety management systems, safety briefings, survival equipment, underwater egress training, water impact/ditching statistics, and search and rescue.

Each area of interest details pertinent information spanning approximately 30 years of offshore operations. Early sections discuss helicopter transport safety, safety regulations, and standards, while subsequent chapters cover Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) programs and their development and training, followed by final chapters on the effects of HUET, Emergency Breathing Systems (EBS), and Helicopter Transportation Suit (HTS).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782421870
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	10/07/2015
Pages:	238
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael Taber is the Senior Research Scientist at Falck Safety Services Canada. He has been involved in numerous research studies carried out for organizations including Dalhousie University, Defense Research and Development, Canada, Exxon Mobil and the National Research Council of Canada. Michael is currently working on research that will examine optimal wave patterns for training sea survival skill development and retention.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 - Introduction to Offshore Helicopter Transport Safety
• Chapter 2 - Development and Implementation of HUET Programs – Fitzpatrick
• Chapter 3 - Executive Function in Extreme Situations – Leach
• Chapter 4 - Physiological response to Cold Water Immersion – Tipton
• Chapter 5 - Psychological Preparation - Barwood
• Chapter 6 - Physiological/Psychological Response Associated with HUET – Robinson
• Chapter 7 - Use and Implications of Fidelity in Training – Taber
• Chapter 8 - Emergency Breathing Systems - Coleshaw
• Chapter 9 - Helicopter Transportation Suit (HTS) - Sweeney
• Chapter 10 –Summary Chapter - Taber

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This book provides a comprehensive look at the issues and concerns facing offshore helicopter transport. The book offers guidance for offshore helicopter operators, survival instructors, and the global offshore workforce, including discussions of safety management systems, safety briefings, survival equipment, underwater egress training, water impact/ditching statistics, and search and rescue.