HSE DIRECTIVE 10 HELICOPTER OPERATIONS

1. GENERAL
Purpose The purpose of this directive is to ensure that all offshore helicopter traffic takes place in a safe manner and in accordance with current laws and regulations Scope The directive applies to: o all helicopter transport carried out for BP Norge (BPN) o helicopter operations on all BPN-operated installations and contracted installations on the Norwegian continental shelf Reference OLF 066 Guideline for flights to and from petroleum installations OLF 074 Guideline for helideck personnel The Norwegian Oil Industry Associations guidelines JAR-OPS 1 and 3 1.63.062 Emergency Preparedness Bridging Document for helicopter transportation service 1.63.063 Bridging Document Area Contingency in the Southern Field Alliance Area preparedness Halten Nordland 1.75.021 Procedure for personnel logistics DaWinci The helicopter operators relevant procedures for BP Norges installations HSE Directive no. 33 HSE training BP GDP 3.7 requirements BPNs requirements in addition to OLFs Helideck Manual with appendices Field-specific and installation-specific instructions OMS transportation 3.7 Definitions and abbreviations GDP Global Defined Practice OLF Norwegian Oil Industry Association Responsible helicopter coordinator is a position offshore that coordinates all helicopter operations on the individual installation. The responsible helicopter coordinator may be the radio operator (Valhall, contracted installations) or the administration coordinator Medevac entails routine medical transport where the patients condition allow air transport by a normal schedule helicopter. Medrescue entails important medical transport where the patientscondition requires immediate air transport. HFIS Helicopter Flight Information Service Structure BPNs Helicopter operations directive consists of the following: BPNs additional requirements to the Helideck Manual Helideck Manual. The Norwegian Oil Industry Associations manual Appendix. Field- and installation-specific instructions
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2. RESPONSIBILITY
Aviation Advisor, BP Norge all helicopter operations in BP Norge are carried out in accordance with the current laws, regulations, guidelines, procedures and HSE directives Offshore Installation Manager (OIM) ensuring that all helicopter operations offshore are carried out safely and in accordance with current regulations and HSE directives ensuring that emergency plans are in place for handling helicopter incidents taking place within 500 metres zone approving all helicopter traffic to and from the helideck in the event of an emergency Responsible helicopter coordinator offshore (Valhall radiooperator / Ula OAK) planning and coordinating all helicopter transport to and from the field ensuring that all helicopter transport on the filed is carried out in accordance with current procedures ensuring that the necessary helicopter operation emergency response is in place being present in the radio room during all helicopter operation informing standby vessels prior to any helicopter landing and take-off informing helicopter pilots of any crane operations taking place informing the pilot in the event of cold flaring Helideck crew (HLO, heliguard) comply with this directive, the Helideck Manual and the instructions of the directive. BPNS REQUIREMENTS IN ADDITION TO OLFS HELIDECK MANUAL (OLF 074) Passengers who are waiting to board the helicopter must remain in a safe area indoors until they get the signal to board. Waiting outside below the helideck is not permitted. On unmanned installations where it is not possible to wait indoors, the helideck crew will show the passengers where to wait. When the helicopter is on the helideck, all access to the helideck is prohibited except for helideck personnel and passengers to and from the helicopter. If the seawater pump is out of operation on the Tambar, North Flank or South Flank platforms, production must be shut down before the helicopter lands. The safety video must be screened before the personnel leave the installations.

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3. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Emergency preparedness measures The person responsible for helicopters offshore must: ensure that necessary emergency preparedness for helicopter operations is available. In the event of reduced preparedness (capacity) notify the offshore installation manager, offshore safety officer and senior safety delegate to ensure that steps are taken (e.g. stop the flight, reduce no. of passengers, reorganise activities, etc.) In the event the primary emergency response is not available ensure that alternative preparedness is available in order to meet the emergency response requirement at the estimated time of arrival, e.g. that the SAR helicopter is back and available with the necessary capacity. In the event of conditions preventing access to standby vessel or MOB boat ensure that sufficient SAR helicopter activity is available to meet the minimum emergency response requirements Preparations for helicopter operations When a SAR helicopter constitutes the primary emergency response, the Ekofisk HFIS must notify the SAR crew in advance in the event of flights outside of normal working hours (07:00-19:00 hrs ) so as to reduce the mobilisation time For Skarv, the SAR helicopter on Heidrun must be notified, cf. the guidelines for area preparedness Halten, Nordland When a MOB boat constitutes the primary emergency response, the responsible helicopter coordinator offshore must notify the MOB crew and crane operator in advance of helicopter operations if the wind force 1) exceeds 40 knots or the significant wave height 2) exceeds 3 m so that they can conduct a risk assessment to determine whether the MOB boat can be used. Communication with the helicopter The responsible helicopter coordinator offshore must inform the helicopter pilot: about the weather on the field one hour and 15 minutes before estimated time of departure from land significant changes in weather any decision to temporarily close the helideck due to changes in weather. 1) Wind force in 10 m height at the installation. Ekofisk uses its own measurements for start-up of helicopters - see 1.63.063 Bridging document - area emergency preparedness in the Southern Fields Alliance 2) Significant wave height is the average value of the largest 1/3 of waves during a 20 minute period measured between the top and bottom of the wave. The maximum wave height is approx. 1.7 times higher than the significant wave height.
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REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE OIL INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS HELIDECK MANUAL APPENDICIES TO THE DIRECTIVE AND TO THE FIELD- AND INSTALLATION-SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS.

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