Investigation Report
Emergency Breathing System Passenger Briefings Following Super Puma Accident
Special Bulletin S1-2014 - AS332 L2 Super Puma, G-WNSB
- AAIB
- Investigation Report
- S1/2014
- Drowning
- Helicopter operations
- Breathing apparatusHelicopter
- Competence and trainingEvacuation, escape and rescueSafety communication
- Upstream oil and gas
- Marine waters
Summary
This investigation update examines passenger briefings on emergency breathing systems following the Super Puma accident near Sumburgh. It explains compressed-air, rebreather and hybrid designs, identifying incomplete information about automatic air delivery in hybrid systems. Operators undertook to revise briefings to explain usability without a breath taken before submersion.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Helicopter operations; offshore aviation; rotary-wing operations.
Classifications: Breathing apparatus; SCBA; self-contained breathing apparatus.
Classifications: Helicopter; rotorcraft.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Marine waters.
S1/2014.