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Table 14:
Initial safety risk portfolio, CAT off-shore helicopter
Offshore Helicopters
SYS
Risk Areas
Safety Issue
LOC‑I SCF
CFIT/
CTOL
RE/
ARC
MAC FIRE
Operational
Ditching, water impact, survivability and evacuation (Including failure
of Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) beacon)
■
Inadequate recognition and recovery following operation of aircraft
warning system
■
■ ■ ■
Inadequate management of the automatic flight control system or
automated flight path
■
■ ■ ■
Incorrect control of the aircraft flight path
■
■ ■ ■
Management of moving deck, vessel,platform, (P,R,Y) and dimensions
■
■ ■
Inadequate clearance between helicopter and obstacles
■
■ ■
Management of adverse weather conditions (loss of visual references)
■
■ ■ ■
Management of flight situations (Gas Exhaust, Hot Gas Turbulences,
Main Structures Effects)
■
■ ■
Incorrect illumination of helideck, vessel,platform,
■
■ ■
Improper fuel management
■
■ ■
Inadequate flight planning and preparation
■
■
Incorrect maintenance
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Technical
Automatic flight control system failures
■ ■ ■ ■
Gearboxes and transmission system failures
■ ■ ■ ■
■
Human
Incorrect perception of situations by flight crew (e.g. Disorientation,
visual illusions by day and night)
■
■ ■ ■
Incorrect or inadequate flight crew actions
■
■ ■ ■
Inadequate CRM, communication and decision‑making
■
■ ■ ■
Inadequate monitoring of flight parameters/automation modes
■
■ ■
Inadequate knowledge of aircraft systems and associated procedures
■ ■ ■ ■
Incorrect application of rules and procedures
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Organisational
Inadequate Operational Procedures, Current Practices and Oversight
■
Inadequate Operational Leadership and Supervision
■